Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art

by Peter Barber, Tom Harper, Tom Harper

Book Overview

Maps are often as much a visual art form as they are a practical tool for navigation. Of particular visual interest are display maps--maps that often used size and beauty to convey messages of regional and social status and power. Despite their historical significance, many of these display maps have been lost and destroyed over time. Magnificent Maps brings together the best surviving examples in order to illustrate their role in early...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712350934
• ISBN13: 9780712350938
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.5" x 12.0"