Magnificent maps : power, propaganda and art
Barber, Peter2010
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Display maps have had a significant impact throughout history, yet since extremely few have survived this has not always been fully appreciated. This book takes the best surviving examples to re-establish manuscript, painted and mural maps as a major cultural medium particularly in early modern Europe.
Main title:
Magnificent maps : power, propaganda and art / by Peter Barber and Tom Harper.
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Imprint:
London : British Library, 2010.
Collation:
176 p. : col. ill., maps ; 32 cm.
ISBN:
9780712350921 (hbk)
Dewey class:
526.09
Language:
English
BRN:
59127