Random House New Releases - Technology - Cartography

The Mapmakers by John Noble Wilford

2001-12-04T00:30:00-05:00

The Mapmakers Revised Edition
Written by John Noble Wilford

Trade Paperback, 528 pages | Vintage | History - Civilization; Technology - Cartography | $18.00 | 978-0-375-70850-3 (0-375-70850-2)

In his classic text, two-time Pulitzer Prize—winner John Noble Wilford recounts the history of cartography from antiquity to the space age. With this revised edition, Wilford brings the story up to the present day, as he shows the impact of new technologies that make it possible for cartographers to go where no one has been before, from the deepest reaches of the universe (where astronomers are mapping time as well as space) to the inside of the human brain. These modern-day mapmakers join the many earlier adventurers–including ancient Greek stargazers, Renaissance seafarers, and the explorers who mapped the American West–whose exploits shape this dramatic story of human inventiveness and limitless curiosity.

The Island of Lost Maps by Miles Harvey

2001-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

The Island of Lost Maps A True Story of Cartographic Crime
Written by Miles Harvey

Trade Paperback, 432 pages | Broadway | True Crime; Technology - Cartography | $14.95 | 978-0-7679-0826-9 (0-7679-0826-0)

The Island of Lost Maps tells the story of a curious crime spree: the theft of scores of valuable centuries-old maps from some of the most prominent research libraries in the United States and Canada. The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had gone virtually undetected until he was caught in 1995–and was unmasked as the most prolific American map thief in history. As Miles Harvey unravels the mystery of Bland’s life, he maps out the world of cartography and cartographic crime, weaving together a fascinating story of exploration, craftsmanship, villainy, and the lure of the unknown.

Random House New Releases - Technology - Cartography

The Mapmakers by John Noble Wilford

The Mapmakers Revised EditionWritten by John Noble Wilford

The Island of Lost Maps by Miles Harvey

The Island of Lost Maps A True Story of Cartographic CrimeWritten by Miles Harvey

The Mapmakers Revised Edition
Written by John Noble Wilford

The Island of Lost Maps A True Story of Cartographic Crime
Written by Miles Harvey