The Story of Maps (1949)

by Lloyd A. Brown

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The first authoritative history of maps and the men who made them. The historical coverage of this volume is immense: from the first two centuries A. D. -- Strabo and Ptolemy -- through the end of the 19th century, with some discussion of 20th-century developments. 86 illustrations. Extensive notes and bibliography.… (more)

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Being a workmanlike history of cartography, most useful as a textbook. It is informative but uninteresting. (

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Big_Bang_Gorilla | May 24, 2011 |

A celebration of history through maps by University of Michigan Clements Library curator
of maps in the 1940s.

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Any survey history is, of necessity, a co-operative venture, involving the resources of many libraries and the specialized knowledge of numerous individuals, both living and dead. (Preface)

This is the story of maps: the men who made them and the methods they employed, what can be found on them and the devious ways by which the information required for their compilation was obtained. (Introduction)

Cartography was not born full-fledged as a science or even an art; it evolved slowly and painfully from obscure origins.

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The first authoritative history of maps and the men who made them. The historical coverage of this volume is immense: from the first two centuries A. D. -- Strabo and Ptolemy -- through the end of the 19th century, with some discussion of 20th-century developments. 86 illustrations. Extensive notes and bibliography.

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