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Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations Hardcover – October 25, 2007

by Vincent Virga (Author), Library of Congress (Author), Ronald E. Grim (Introduction),

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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 man's imaginings about planet earth to our current attempts at charting cyberspace.

Among the rare gems included in the book are the Waldseemuller Map of the World from 1507, the first to include the designation "America"; pages from the Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum of 1570, considered the first modern atlas; rare maps from Africa, Asia, and Oceania that challenge traditional Western perspectives; William Faulkner's hand-drawn 1936 map of the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi; and even a map of the Human Genome. In an oversized format, with gorgeous four-color reproductions throughout, Catrographia will appeal to collectors, historians, and anyone looking for a perfect gift.

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Drawing on the Library of Congress's 4.8 million maps and 60,000 atlases, this is an overview of cartography in different times and cultures. Veteran picture editor Virga upends our notion of maps as two-dimensional representations of physical spaces by presenting depictions of imaginative or spiritual territory: a 17th-century map of the soul has five entry points, each corresponding to one of the five senses. And while we're accustomed to maps being oriented north, Islamic and some other cartographers oriented their maps south, as in an eye-opening 1996 Upside Down World Map made in Australia that shows the down under continent approximately where we usually see Greenland. Virga provides historical, sociological and anthropological background to each map. Captions for the plates are so small as to be almost unreadable, making it difficult to follow Virga's interpretations of the maps. Still, this is one of those rare coffee-table books that deserves to be read, that repeatedly delights the eye while informing the mind about the rich variety of humans' attempts to orient themselves in the world. 201 color illus. (Oct.)
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"For anyone with a love of maps the book is a perfect treasure." -- David McCullough

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company (October 25, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316997668
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316997669
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.63 x 1.38 x 13.38 inches

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Marie
Beautiful and interesting
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016
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The most beautiful book on map history that I've seen. The text is learned yet very accessible, and the images well chosen and printed. Virga's attention to the politics of maps repeatedly hits the right note. The production is everything you might expect from the Library of Congress. I own one and have given others as gifts. (Heresy disclosure: I've even cut up a much-worn used copy to make framed maps and handmade stationery.)

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V. S. Ragland
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Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2008
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I saw the author on C-Span2 and ordered the book immediately. I was not disappointed. This is a gorgeous and informative book about the history of maps and how they reflect our understanding of the world in which we live. Anyone who has ever enjoyed the beauty of maps or has wondered how maps were made before aerial photography will love this book.

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Sparkle Plenty
What a great book
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2012
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I love maps and I collect globes, so when I saw this book on sale I decided to take a chance and purchase. I was not disappointed, I've looked through this book more times than I can count. I highly recommend it.

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Debbie Henderson
Love maps and traveling thru time.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2008
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This book gives a unique glimpse at not only the history of cartography, but also the various purposes maps can serve. For maps lovers, like myself, the material is a window into other worlds of ancient knowledge thru beautiful illustrations and clear text.

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E. M.
Required Reading for Geography Class
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2012
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This book was required reading for my geography class. Great maps and illustrations, very refreshing coming from stagnant textbooks.

This book is BIG like really BIG, which makes it great for a coffee table book.

Not the easiest book to tote around for class though. :)

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barbara a. tenenbaum
Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2017
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My gift was very warmly received. Kudos to author and the Library of Congress

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Reuven Fenichel
Great book !
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2013
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It's a must for whoever loves cartography maps and history.
Apart of being a great book it's also a great asset in your library....

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D. G. Luchetti
amazing
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2008
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informative, beautiful, fun ... what more can i say ... one of my favorite coffee tables books ever!

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地図の歴史を語るに相応しい仕様・デザイン
Reviewed in Japan on February 7, 2012
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本書は邦訳『ビジュアル版地図の歴史』の英文原著である。邦訳に較べ、版の大きさは背の高さでも１．5倍、幅も同様の大きさあり、地図を語るに足る紙幅が準備され、地図が見やすい。英語が読める限り本書の方が意義がある。本文はすべてアート紙で印刷され、見返紙も古地図をあしらっている。地図の歴史を語るに相応しい仕様・デザインである。地図は視覚的に知を収納しており、本に仕上げるにも視覚的配慮は欠かせない。
地図も人類が文字を持ち始めると同時期前後からその歴史があること本書は示唆しながら、地図が単に現代の実用的な道案内や地域に説明を与えるのみならず、地図が対象とする人々、社会、文化と歴史を描き出し、世界観をも描くことを示唆する序文で始まる。
　本書で紹介される地図は２００種類を超え、人類最古の地図は楔形文字で記された陶板であり、３５００年以前のもの推測される農地の地図を米国議会図書館収蔵地図として紹介される。地図の持つ意義の奥深さを語り、古代から現代まで、地域は世界中の地域ごとに作成され、議会図書館が収蔵している地図を丹念に解説した意義深い参考図書である。
　日本をマルコ･ポーロ時代から始めながらも奈良・平安へと遡りつつ源氏物語を描いた江戸時代の木版画の技法に地図の技法があるとか、その精緻な解説は作成された時代と地域の文化がもつ原点を示唆する深い洞察に満ちている、
　挿図も必要に応じてカラー、図版一覧、参考文献一覧、索引と充実しており、地図文化の意味を精緻に語っている。それにして、収録した地図がすべて所蔵品である図書館の奥深さを改めて思い知らされる。戦前、地図は軍事機密でもあったことを思い出す次第。

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A sumptuously illustrated account of how maps reflected the developments ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2017
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A sumptuously illustrated account of how maps reflected the developments of the world. This is a study of civilisations and how maps kept pace with that and represented those ever evolving changes.This is more than just a book of how maps came to be.

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Dirk Standaert
mooi boek met mooie reproducties van kaarten
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2019
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Beautiful book. many full colour reproductions of antique maps.

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J. S. Leyland
Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2015
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What a lovely book.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2014
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