Nurminen, The Mapmaker's World - A Cultural History of the European World Map

World maps are amongst the most fascinating objects of human culture. The Mapmaker's World - A Cultural History of the European World Map dives deep into the exciting history of the European world map and the very creation of our own worldview, as the earth was first depicted in maps. In doing so it opens up a fascinating narrative of discovery and cartography, relating not only to geography, trade, ideology and political power, but also to the histories of art and science: what do historical...