Today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on Asia and the Middle East - rediscovering a cultural, political, and geographical landscape that has fascinated and frustrated Westerners since the time of Alexander the Great. Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond traces the history of the European age of exploration and its lasting effects on these regions through an extensive series of beautifully rendered and imaginative maps drawn by explorers, merchants, and colonial administrators of the time. The book focuses on both ...
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Today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on Asia and the Middle East - rediscovering a cultural, political, and geographical landscape that has fascinated and frustrated Westerners since the time of Alexander the Great. Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond traces the history of the European age of exploration and its lasting effects on these regions through an extensive series of beautifully rendered and imaginative maps drawn by explorers, merchants, and colonial administrators of the time. The book focuses on both maritime exploration and overland discovery via the ancient Silk Road: a network of trading posts that encompassed China, Tibet, Pakistan, India, Kurdistan, Iraq, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and dozens of other places known in ancient times by fabled names, including Abyssinia, Malacca, Macassar, Siam, and Cathay. The maps provide detailed visual keys to the fascinating history of Asia and the Middle East: altogether they illuminate a cast of historical figures ranging from great leaders (the Queen of Sheba, Mohammed the prophet, King Charles V) to legendary explorers (Marco Polo, Columbus, Magellan, Sir Francis Drake, Capt. James Cook) and influential cartographers. Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond depicts over eighty maps organized in clear chronology - from Alexander the Great's map of the world, first created in 323 BC and reproduced in a sixteenth-century atlas, to maps from the nineteenth century by French and Dutch explorers that detail the growing interaction between Europeans and Eastern cultures. These maps represent the finest examples in existence in museums, libraries, and archives around the world, chosen because they depict the most important milestones in the mapping of Asia.
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Good in Good jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. 176pp, landscape publication, b/w and colour illustrated throughout. Colour pictorial d/j with title in dark blue to spine. Some shelfwear, a number of small tears/chips to d/j top edge, plus further small tear to bottom of rear d/j cover.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1350grams, ISBN: 9780714844091.
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Color and b/w Illustrations. Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" Tall. In color pictorial jacket over blue cloth with gilt titling, 4to, 176pp. Profusely Illustrated.
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Fine in Good jacket. pp. 176. Jacket Torn. Mapping Asia Presents An Authoritative Selection Of The Most Important Antique Maps Of Asia Representing Time Periods From The Age Of Alexander The Great To The Early Nineteenth Century, And Spanning The Area From The Middle East To Japan. A Visual Chronicle Of The Maps And Their Makers, This Book Presents Historic Documents By Cartographers From England, France, Portugal, Holland, Turkey, Italy, And China. It Explores The History Of Europe's Discovery Of Lands To The East, From Constantinople To Present-Day Alaska. In Doing So The Book Tells The Story Of The Thriving Trade That Linked East And West Beginning With The Ancient Silk Road, Examines The Role Of The Explorers-Such As Vasco Da Gama, Magellan And Sir Francis Drake-As They Overcame Enormous Difficulties To Discover New Lands And Routes To The East, And Contrasts This History With The Struggles Of Indigenous Peoples To Retain Their Autonomy In The Face Of European Trade, Missionary Activity, And Influence. This Volume Reproduces In Full Color 80 Beautifully Rendered And Rare Maps, More Than 40 Of Which Have Never Been Published For The General Public. Each Map Is Accompanied By An Essay That Provides Extensive Background On The Mapmaker And His Work, With Descriptions Of The Geography And Sites. The Decoration Of The Maps Reflects Artistic Styles Of Their Day, Including Calligraphy, Cartouches, And Details Such As Camel Caravans Making Their Way Across The Silk Road, Galleons Navigating Sea Routes To Asia, Illustrations Of Native Plants And Animals, Battle Scenes, And Town Views.
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Wide small 4to. Blue paper over boards with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 176pp. Extensive color illustrations. Fine/fine. Lovely and tight first edition of this handsome production. Front flyleaf bears decorative-edged bookplate boldly signed and inscribed in black fineline "Best wishes / Ken Nebenzahl" by the famed Chicago map dealer and scholar (1927-2020).
