Jennifer: I bought this as a gift for a friend that is into all kind of maps he absolutely loves this book it is very interesting just from glancing through it I learned a few things lol great illustrations very informative it’s a little heavy lol but wonderful I would highly recommend and yes on the map some are too small but that’s what great about this book because once you read the information on the side of it you know what you are looking at it’s great enjoy and happy reading highly recommend five stars
United States on Mar 06, 2023
Caroline: Nice book for a gift!
United Kingdom on Jan 18, 2023
Kimberly R.: Beautiful table book, very informative and has wonderful depictions and so discriptive! Thanks!
United States on Dec 23, 2022
wendyredrobin: Interesting but not what I was looking for, could have had larger graphics
United Kingdom on Oct 18, 2022
Spaniel: I bought this as a present for my elderly father who seems to love it. He now struggles to read books much but enjoys opening this (large and heavy) book on the kitchen table and taking in areas of the many ancient maps. A magnifying glass is useful for taking in all the detail. A lovely and fascinating book.
United Kingdom on Sep 29, 2022
Heather Losinger: Granddaughter loves it
United States on May 28, 2022
Jackie: Fascinating read (so far), carefully and wonderfully laid out and a lot of the maps included are quite stunning. definitely recommend this to anyone interested in cartography or just history in general. Very illuminating
United States on Sep 22, 2021
CJ: Beautiful, beautiful book! I bought this for a loved on who loves lingering over maps - road maps, Nat Geo maps, etc. THIS is THE perfect gift for him. Matched it up with magnetic book marks w/vintage map images on them! They, too are gorgeous….found them on Amazon!
United States on Jul 17, 2021
Tony Ranzetta: So good I bought it twice (by mistake!). I found the way it was structured particularly helpful as a guide to the development of cartography, whilst being a beautiful book in its own right. I suggest looking at Curious Maps as well, more expensive but has pull out maps that will fascinate young and old alike. A great combination for any birthday or Christmas. A little different, but an exciting entry into a new area of study that takes you around the world from the comfort of your own sofa, and opens you up to collecting maps which are readily available through amazon and the net and make anything from marvellous artwork, easily mounted, to wallpaper for a hallway or study of surprising elegance that has the wow factor. A set of olde maps of London made a terrific frieze in one of our rooms whilst some of the fantasy maps from the 19th century made a stunning feature as a single wall in a bedroom. This and Vargics Miscellany will encourage your imagination and the next thing will be star charts, telescopes and globes and you will be sitting in the captains cabin of a pirate ship in the Caribbean or the star ship of a space fleet of the 30th century. Next is drawing your own maps...
United Kingdom on Feb 29, 2016
Explore the World's Most Iconic Maps and Discover Their Significance | DK's World War II Map-by-Map Guide | Discover the Fascinating Secrets of a Walk Around the Block: Exploring Stoplights Along the Way | |
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Sale off | $8 OFF | $6 OFF | $4 OFF |
Total Reviews | 23 reviews | 107 reviews | 35 reviews |
Best Sellers Rank | #2 in Cartography#5 in Historical Atlases & Maps #169 in World History | #1 in Military History Pictorials#1 in Cartography#8 in World War II History | #685 in Natural History #706 in Social Aspects of Technology#1,867 in Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement |
Hardcover | 256 pages | 288 pages | |
ISBN-13 | 978-1465424631 | 978-1465481795 | 978-0062954763 |
ASIN | 1465424636 | ||
Cartography | Cartography | Cartography | |
Customer Reviews | 4.8/5 stars of 966 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 2,350 ratings | 4.6/5 stars of 460 ratings |
Language | English | English | English |
World History (Books) | World History | ||
Historical Atlases & Maps (Books) | Historical Atlases & Maps | ||
Publisher | DK; Illustrated edition | DK; Illustrated edition | SanFran |
Reading age | 1 year and up | ||
ISBN-10 | 9781465424631 | 1465481796 | 0062954768 |
Item Weight | 3.65 pounds | 4.15 pounds | 9 ounces |
Dimensions | 10.31 x 0.96 x 12.19 inches | 10.23 x 1.06 x 12.13 inches | 5.31 x 0.84 x 8 inches |
Mr.: So fantastic book, very complete and very informative. Also awesome images.
Canada on Apr 17, 2023