Great City Maps: A Historical Journey Through Maps, Plans, and Paintings (DK History Changers)

Journey back in time and take a walk through the historic streets of the world's greatest cities.Great City Maps is the companion title to DK's Great Maps and takes a focused look at over 70 gorgeously illustrated historical maps and plans of cities around the globe. Dive into the details of each beautiful map and learn about interesting features with visual tours of the maps'highlights - such as the Old London Bridge of London in 1572 and the orchards of Brooklyn in 1767 New York.Cities are centers of civilization and the way their maps portray them reflects their politics, religion, and culture. See how certain cities, and cartographic techniques, changed over time. More than just a bird's-eye view, this irresistible book tells the tales behind the cities from the hubs of ancient peoples to modern mega-cities, and profiles the iconic cartographers and artists who created each map. Perfect for history, geography, and cartography enthusiasts and a stunning gift for armchair explorers of all ages, Great City Maps is your window into the world's most fascinating cities. Contents Reina Preface 6 The Earliest City Plans 8 Rome, c.205 ce 14 Rome, 1413–14 16 Rome, 1493 18 Rome, 1748 22 Jerusalem, c.560 ce 26 Jerusalem, c.1190–1200 28 Jerusalem, 1584 30 Jerusalem, c.1716 34 Bianjing, 12th century 36 Constantinople, 1422 40 Constantinople, 1521–26 42 Constantinople, 1851 46 Alexandria, 1575 48 Tenochtitlan, 1524 52 Mexico City, 1737 56 Mexico City, 1932 58 Stockholm, 1805 66 London, 1572 68 London, 1682 72 London, 1827 76 London, 1914 80 Dublin, 1756 82 Amsterdam, 1544 86 Amsterdam, 1770 88 Ghent, 1534 90 Marseille, 1754 94 Frankfurt, 1572 98 Wroclaw, 1588 100 Lisbon, c.1740 104 Lisbon, 1844 106 Barcelona, 1706 108 Barcelona, 1910 110 Venice, 1575 112 Florence, 1490 116 Vienna, 1529 124 Vienna, 1769–73 128 Beijing, c.1800 130 Beijing, 1936 132 Madrid, 1656 136 Madrid, 1861 140 Kyoto, c.900–1100 142 Kyoto, 1863 144 Berlin, 1688 146 Seoul, undated 150 Prague, 1820 152 Moscow, 1617 156 Moscow, 1739 158 Sydney, 1788 164 Sydney, 1888 166 San Francisco, 1859 168 San Francisco, 1914 170 Batavia, 1669 174 Quebec, 1744 176 Santo Domingo, 1589 178 Cape Town, 1884 180 Washington, 1792 186 Washington, 1880 188 Cairo, 1521–26 192 Paris, 1615 194 Paris, 1739 198 Paris, 1878 202 Edinburgh, 1804 206 St. Petersburg, c.1721 208 St. Petersburg, 1885 210 Baghdad, 1533 212 Rio de Janeiro, 1867 218 Rio de Janeiro, 1929 220 Shanghai, 1935 222 New Amsterdam, 1660 224 New York, 1767 228 New York, 1875 232 New York, 1963 236 New York, 2013 240 Tokyo, 2014 242 INDEX 246 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 256 Journey back in time and take a walk through the historic streets of the worlds greatest cities. Great City Maps is the companion title to DKs Great Maps and takes a focused look at over 70 gorgeously illustrated historical maps and plans of cities around the globe. Dive into the details of each beautiful map and learn about interesting features with visual tours of the maps highlights such as the Old London Bridge of London in 1572 and the orchards of Brooklyn in 1767 New York. Cities are centers of civilization and the way their maps portray them reflects their politics, religion, and culture. See how certain cities, and cartographic techniques, changed over time. More than just a bird's-eye view, this irresistible book tells the tales behind the cities from the hubs of ancient peoples to modern mega-cities, and profiles the iconic cartographers and artists who created each map. Perfect for history, geography, and cartography enthusiasts and a stunning gift for armchair explorers of all ages, Great City Maps is your window into the world's most fascinating cities. A beautifully illustrated history of the world's most celebrated historical city maps, from the hubs of ancient civilization to sprawling modern mega-cities, created in association with the Smithsonian Institution. Great City Maps explores and explains 30 of the world's greatest historical city maps, providing a captivating overview of cartography through the ages. The book's unrivaled reproduction of these fascinating and intricate documents provides graphic close-ups and reveals more than just pure geography--it offers insight into the cultures and beliefs of the great civilizations that gave rise to them. From classical cities like Rome and Jerusalem to modern hubs like New York and Tokyo, the stories behind each map are revealed: why it was created, who it was intended for, and how it was achieved. Profiles of key cartographers, planners, and artists give even further insight into the history of each urban masterpiece Ancient cities Medieval trading centers Imperial capitals Colonial cities Ideal cities Megacities.