Meredith Francesca Small

Broschiertes Buch

Here Begins the Dark Sea

Venice, a Medieval Monk, and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map of the World

Beschreibung

The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpieceâ the Venetian mappa mundiâ that revolutionized how we see the world.

Autor

Meredith F. Small is a professor of anthropology at Cornell University and the author of Our Babies Ourselves; What's Love Got to Do With It? and  Inventing the World: Venice and the Transformation of Western Civilization , also available from Pegasus Books. She has written for Natural History Magazine, Discover, Scientific American, and is a commentator for National Public Radio's All Things Considered. She lives in Philadelphia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pegasus Books
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 137mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9781639366903
• ISBN-10: 1639366903
• Artikelnr.: 69240361