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Author
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of original maps and historic illustrations to document the exploration of North America. Map researcher Derek Hayes applies his signature approach to a collection of maps that trace the discovery, exploration, and settlement of North America from 1000 A.D. to the present. Rich narratives make over 300 beautiful maps come alive, with North America's coasts, waterways, prairies, and peaks freshly described by explorers such as...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Throughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate disease, maps invest information with meaning by translating it into visual form. They capture what people knew, what they thought they knew, what they hoped for, and what they feared. As such they offer unrivaled windows onto the past.
In this book Susan Schulten uses maps to explore five centuries...
9) Rand McNally
Pub. Date
s202
Language
English
Description
The most trusted and best-selling road atlas on the market made portable!. This updated 2021 edition contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview map of Mexico, plus detailed maps of over 50 North American cities, all conveniently packaged for travel. Includes a mileage chart showing distances between 77 cities and national parks with driving times map. Other Features Rand McNally presents six of our favorite national parks...
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A visual history of WWII, featuring 247 maps that chart the origins of the conflict, fields of battle, major battles, and individual campaigns, with a discussion of the diplomatic, economic, and social aspects of the war and its aftermath.
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