The Adventure of the Lost Map!

This beautiful book consists of five chapters:
1-mapping in ancient and medieval world.
2-mapping during the great discoveries. (About 1450 to 1650)
3-The expansion of the world: the exploration of unknown lands. (1600-1800)
4-cards in the era of empires and nationalism. (1800-1914)
5-mapping in modern times.
This book that we can include in the category of beautiful books consists of a small hundreds of pages separated by five equal ways in which pockets are 15 facsimile cards of different sizes, backgrounds, shapes and dates. ..
The sleeves can also be found so spread inside the book. These facsimiles are of quality and can correct for those who wish to be exposed. Brief comments briefly explain each facsimile on the cover.
Regarding the content of the book itself, many other representations, images and themes are widely reported.
The book is available as different chapters are addressed, are so rich and varied. For more expertise, you should direct you to other more complete works. Generally, a topic is discussed on a double page to make reading more interesting and quick. Each chapter addresses several themes. For example, in the first => 6 themes are addressed ...
The book itself is located in a box on the back that takes a brief summary, that it contains as facsimile and a small representation of each card available. Please see the presentation on the website, the detail of each facsimile.
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I am totally satisfied with this book and its contents.