Aanbieding Cartographia. Mapping Civilizations – Virga, Vincent & The Library Of Congress

CARTOGRAPHIA offers a stunning array of 200 of the most beautiful, important, and fascinating maps in existence, from the world’s largest cartographic collection, at the Library of Congress. These maps show how our idea of the world has shifted and grown over time, and each map tells its own unique story about nations, politics, and ambitions. The chosen images, with their accompanying stories, introduce the reader to an exciting new way of “reading” maps as travelogues—living history from the earliest of…