The Theater of the World. The History of Cartography.
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The world became a theater long before the actual theater, and even more so before Shakespeare's 'Globe', precisely at that marvelous moment when man saw fields, roads, and houses from a bird's eye view and depicted them in miniature on stone. Thus, the first map on Earth appeared two and a half thousand years ago, engraved on a rock in the Camonica Valley. A richly illustrated book by a Norwegian researcher offers a fascinating history of map-making, taking us on a journey from the mysterious symbols of the first humans to the Google Earth project, showing how the ability to visualize what the world looks like evolved in parallel with its exploration. Each chapter opens up stages where amazing scenes unfold: dramatic searches for the Northwest Passage, the mysterious Panotian Islands, 'where people cover completely naked bodies with their own ears', the unexpected discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and continental drift, the adventures of the V-2 rocket culminating in the appearance of the satellite 'Transit' and GPS. But no matter how humanity envisions the world - Ptolemaic or Copernican, carved on a mammoth tusk or digitized on our mobile phone - it never ceases to mesmerize and entice us with its endless mysteries. Just as centuries ago, today thanks to maps (now touch-sensitive and digital), we not only find the right way or order pizza, but also discover our planet, our history, and, of course, new roles.
Author:
Author:Berg Thomas Reinertsen
Cover:
Cover:softcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Science & Math
Dimensions:
Dimensions:24x16.6x2.7 cm
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-91103-704-8
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