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Mapas: Historia anotada de la cartografía (Maps, Annotated)

by DK

Hardcover · 480 pages DK · 2026

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Mapas

Un recorrido de más de 3000 años de historia a través de los mapas más famosos e importantes del mundo.

Descifra los mapas medievales de Mappae Mundi, piérdete en los antiguos mapas estelares chinos, y maravíllate con los intrincados estudios del fondo del océano y la superficie lunar con este libro de mapas.


¿Qué hay en su interior?


  • Más de 300 mapas con su contexto cultural e histórico.
  • Explicaciones fáciles de entender sobre las escalas, las brújulas y los símbolos metereológicos para comprender el lenguaje de los mapas.
  • Toda la información sobre las técnicas cartográficas, desde el grabado y la impresión hasta diferentes proyecciones utilizadas a lo largo de la historia.

Lleno de información e imágenes, y organizado cronológicamente, este libro de mapas es una increíble recopilación de mapas famosos de todo el mundo, acompañados de anotaciones y análisis detallados a través de los descubrirás las fascinantes historias que esconden.


¡Descubre cómo los navegantes polinesios trazaban sus rutas con palos a través del Pacífico, qué es una línea de rhumb y dónde se decía antiguamente que acechaban los dragones!


El regalo perfecto para los amantes de la geología y la historia.


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This glorious guided tour of cartographic history features more than 300 of the most famous and important maps of all time.


Immerse yourself in ancient Chinese star charts, decipher medieval Mappae Mundi, and marvel at intricate surveys of the ocean floor and the lunar surface. Discover how Polynesian navigators used sticks to chart their way across the Pacific, what a rhumb line is, and where dragons were once said to lurk.


Organized chronologically, the book includes:


  • The most celebrated examples of the last 3,000 years. It explains everything from scales and compasses to meteorological symbols
  • Techniques such as engraving, printing, and cartographic projection.
  • Entries that place maps in their wider cultural and historical context, providing a complete overview of the subject.

Combining reproductions with precise annotation, visual analysis, and pull-out details, Maps, Annotated brings an expertly curated selection of the world’s most celebrated maps right into your home, telling the fascinating stories behind each one.



The book, Mapas: Historia anotada de la cartografía (Maps, Annotated) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9798217135424 in Hardcover by DK may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.

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Publisher
DK
Author
DK
Format
Hardcover
Published
May 26, 2026
ISBN-13
9798217135424
Pages
480
Carton quantity
5 copies
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