Map: Exploring The World
MAP: EXPLORING THE WORD, brings together more than 300 fascinating maps from the birth of cartography to cutting-edge digital maps of the twenty-first century. Selected by an international panel of curators, academics and collectors, the maps include those of the greatest names in cartography, as well as maps from indigenous cultures around the world, rarely seen maps from lesser known cartographers, and maps of outstanding beauty and surprising individuality from the current generation of map makers.
An international bestseller when it first appeared in a larger format, this new edition has been created in a compact and covetable new format, making it the perfect gift for everyone interested in the world around them.Twenty-eight curators, critics, art historians, and artists contributed their expertise to create this art-lover's ideal museum. They come from such institutions as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the British Museum, London; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu; the University of California, Berkeley; La Trobe University, Melbourne; the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London; and The Courtauld Institute of Art, London.
Author: John Hessler
Format: Hardback, 352 pages, 210mm x 245mm, 1602 g
Published: 2020, Phaidon Press Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: History: Specific Subjects
MAP: EXPLORING THE WORD, brings together more than 300 fascinating maps from the birth of cartography to cutting-edge digital maps of the twenty-first century. Selected by an international panel of curators, academics and collectors, the maps include those of the greatest names in cartography, as well as maps from indigenous cultures around the world, rarely seen maps from lesser known cartographers, and maps of outstanding beauty and surprising individuality from the current generation of map makers.
An international bestseller when it first appeared in a larger format, this new edition has been created in a compact and covetable new format, making it the perfect gift for everyone interested in the world around them.Twenty-eight curators, critics, art historians, and artists contributed their expertise to create this art-lover's ideal museum. They come from such institutions as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the British Museum, London; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu; the University of California, Berkeley; La Trobe University, Melbourne; the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London; and The Courtauld Institute of Art, London.