The art of the map : an illustrated history of map elements and embellishments

Leading Cartography Expert Dennis Reinhartz Takes Us On A Journey Through The History Of The World As Revealed In The Details On Maps, From Coats Of Arms And Heraldic Badges, Ships Working The Seas Of The World, Real Fauna Like The Armadillo And The Buffalo And Imaginary Creatures Such As The Seadragon, And Newly Discovered Flora Such As Corn And Tobacco, To Historical Figures And Mythic Beings Such As Winged Gods And Mermaids, Ancient And Modern Structures From The Great Sphinx To The Erie Canal, And Much More -- Dust Jacket. Compass Roses, Wind Faces, Commentaries And Other Additions -- All The Ships At Sea -- Denizens Of The Deep -- The Cartographic Botanical Garden -- The Cartographic Menagerie -- The Peoples Of The World -- Of Human Achievements ... Conclusion. Dennis Reinhartz ; Foreword By John Noble Wilford. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 195-206) And Index. This lavishly illustratedhistory of the golden age of cartography, from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries, explores not only the embellishments on maps but also what they reveal about the world in which they were created. Here there be monsters real and imagined; ships actual and archetypical; newly discovered flora such as corn and tobacco; fauna ranging from buffalo to unicorns; godlike beings and fantasy-like depictions of native peoples. The stunningly rendered images illuminate an entire world. Contents Foreword Preface Introduction: What Is a Map? 1. Compass Roses, Wind Faces, Commentaries, and Other Additions 2. All the Ships at Sea 3. Denizens of the Deep 4. The Cartographic Botanical Garden 5. The Cartographic Menagerie 6. The Peoples of the World 7. Of Human Achievements ... Conclusion Notes Cartobibliography Bibliography Index Picture Credits An illustrated history of the golden age of cartography, from the sixteenth through to the nineteenth centuries, that explores not only the embellishments on maps but also what they reveal about the world in which they were created. It includes monsters real and imagined; ships actual and archetypical; and fauna ranging from buffalo to unicorns.