Cartography in prehistoric, ancient, and medieval Europe and the Mediterranean / edited by J. B. Harley and David Woodward -- Cartography in the traditional Islamic and South Asian societies / edited by J. B. Harley and David Woodward -- Cartography in the traditional East and Southeast Asian societies / edited by J. B. Harley and David Woodward -- Cartography in the traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific societies / David Woodward -- Cartography in the European Renaissance / David Woodward -- Cartography in the European Enlightenment / edited by Matthew H. Edney and Mary Sponberg Pedley -- Cartography in the nineteenth century -- Cartography in the twentieth century / edited by Mark Monmonier ; associate editors Peter Collier, Karen Severud Cook, A. Jon Kimerling, Joel L. Morrison
Summary:
When the University of Chicago Press launched the landmark History of Cartography series nearly thirty years ago, founding editors J. B. Harley and David Woodward hoped to create a new basis for map history. They did not, however, anticipate the larger renaissance in map studies that the series would inspire. But as the renown of the series and the comprehensiveness and acuity of the present volume demonstrate, the history of cartography has proven to be unexpectedly fertile ground.--Amazon.com