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BL
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| Record Number
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581759
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b410978
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| Main Entry
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Thrower, Norman J. W., (Norman Joseph William)
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| Title & Author
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Maps civilization : : cartography in culture and society /\ Norman J.W. Thrower
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 2008
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| Page. NO
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xiii, 352 p. :: ill., maps ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9780226799742 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0226799743 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-326) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : Maps of preliterate peoples -- Maps of classical antiquity -- Early maps of East and South Asia -- Cartography in Europe and Islam in the Middle Ages -- The rediscovery of Ptolemy and cartography in Renaissance Europe -- Cartography in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment -- Diversification and development in the nineteenth century -- Modern cartography : official and quasi-official maps -- Modern cartography : private and institutional maps
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| Subject
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Cartography-- History
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| Dewey Classification
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526.09
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| LC Classification
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GA201.T47 2007
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| Parallel Title
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Maps and civilization
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