History of the World in Maps
the ultimate cartographic exploration of our past
$64.01
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2026
Summary
A World Seen: Unfolding History Through Landmark Maps
Every map tells a story and this book tells the incredible history of our world through maps.
From Babylonian tablets to digital mapping, the world has evolved rapidly, along with the ways in which we understand and depict it. In this time, cartography has not only kept pace with these changes, but has often driven them. In this fully revised and updated edition spanning more than 4,500 years, each indivi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008774714 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008774714 |
| Author: | Philip Parker, Collins Books |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Collins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 276mm x 213mm x 19mm |
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“recommend its purchase and will be recommending it to myuniversity library” The Cartographic Journal
About The Author
Philip Parker
Historian specializing in the classical and medieval world. He is the author of the DK Companion Guide to World History (2010), The Empire Stops Here: A Journey Around the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (2009), The Northmen’s Fury: A History of the Viking World (2014), Revolution (2017). He was co-author of The Times History of the World in Maps (2014) and General Editor of The Great Trade Routes: A History of Cargoes and Commerce Over Land and Sea (2012). He was a contributor to DK History Year by Year (2011) and DK History of the World in 1000 Objects (2014). He previously worked as a diplomat and a publisher of historical atlases.
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