Maps of Iceland: Antique Maps of Iceland 1482-1850

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Maps of Iceland tells the story of how Iceland appeared on printed maps.
Maps of Iceland tells the story of how Iceland appeared on printed maps. The starting date is 1482 when the country appeared in the Ulmm publication of Ptolemy's Geographica. The book traces the increase in interest and corresponding knowledge about Iceland and the far North. A region, which at the time was associated with mystique and danger. It tells of great maps of the Dutch Golden Age of Mapmaking and the different ways in how the country was depicted, using scientific methods of mapping based on accurate measurements. The narrative draws to a close around 1850, the the advent of the first modern detailed map of Iceland.
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Weight 0.000000
Author Gretarsson, Reynir Finndal
Availability IP
Department Historical Books & Maps
Format Hardback
ISBN 9789935420848
Pages 182
Published 17/12/2018
Publisher Crymogea
Section Historical Maps
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