Cartography, Map-making & Projections

A spectacular pictorial history of astronomical exploration, for anyone who has gazed at the sky and wondered what lies beyond From the beginning o...

An instant classic when first published in 1991, How to Lie with Maps revealed how the choices mapmakers make--consciously or unconsciously--mean t...

In 1540, in the wake of the tumult brought on by the Protestant Reformation, Saint Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus, also known as t...

Newcastle has a long and distinguished history through two millennia: a Roman fortress at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall; an important centre of...

What would the world be without maps? How would we orientate ourselves? How would we travel? How could we plan streets or entire cities? We encount...

Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594) was the most important cartographer and globemaker of the 16th century. He is particularly remembered for his publicat...

Few American cities possess a history as long, rich, and fascinating as Boston's. A site of momentous national political events from the Revolution...

''Beautiful ... endless, brilliant unforgettable stories'' Cerys Matthews,  BBC Radio 6Combining myth and science, this breathtaking book [is] pack...

Through official maps, this book looks at how government presentations of Paris and environs change over the course of the Third Republic (1889-193...

Dating from the seventeenth century at the height of the Ming Dynasty, the Selden Map of China reveals a country very different from popular concep...

Four hundred years ago, every barrister had to dance because dancing put them in harmony with the universe. John Ogilby's first job, in 1612, was t...

From the sixteenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries, Spain, then Mexico, and finally the United States took ownership of the land from the Gulf...

Winner of the Saltire Society Research Book of the Year Whilst documents and other written material are obvious resources that help shape our view...

Created for map lovers by map lovers, this book explores the intriguing stories behind maps across history and illuminates how the ancient art of c...

A superbly illustrated guide to 64 maps from all around the world! From examples of medieval Mappa Mundi and the first atlas to Google Earth and ma...

Maps take place in time as well as representing space. The Google map on your smartphone appears to fix the world, serving as a practical spatial t...