MAPPING THE CITY: From Antiquity to the 20th Century

MAPPING THE CITY: From Antiquity to the 20th Century
C. J. SCHÜLER Book Number: 70949 Product format: Hardback

Ever since its emergence in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley around 10,000 years ago, the city has had many personalities, and today accommodates half of humanity. These 200 or so maps, the most significant and beautiful in the Royal Geographical Society's superb collection, show us how Man conceived and designed the town, chronicling both a crescendo of expansion and improvement and an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the urban environment. From the clay tablets of the Babylonians through the magnificent bird's eye perspectives of the Renaissance, to the precise scale maps of the 20th century, these examples record ownership, glorify achievement, help people find their way around, chart poverty and wealth, help to plan social improvements, or simply entertain and amuse. We are whisked on a journey to capital cities, princely residences, manufacturing centres and market towns across the globe from Jerusalem, Istanbul, Jakarta, Edinburgh and New York in great detail, each map a window on the world. Covers Ancient and Medieval Cities 1500BC-1550AD, The Renaissance City 1550-1662 including Byzantium, The World Detailed 1660-1750, The Age of Revolution and The Enlightenment 1750-1830 and The Industrial City 1830-45 including urban transport. Truly a spectacular in the quality of reproduction and detail, the text is in three languages, and many of the examples in glorious colour. 320 heavyweight massive pages measuring 13" x 16" tall. In protective cardboard wrapping for safe mailing and great value.
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