The Shape of Things : How Mapmakers Picture Our World Format:Hardcover no-nonsense

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The Shape of Things : How Mapmakers Picture Our World Format:Hardcover no-nonsenseHow did the first people explore the land they lived on? How did civilizations expand their boundaries and chart courses into new lands? Learn about the history of cartography across cultures in this ode to mapmaking through the ages. Join history's first mapmakers as they explore the wonders of the world! In these pages, youll find the tools ancient people used to depict their surroundings, methods different cartographers developed to survey new