| Verfasst von: | Parker, Philip [VerfasserIn]  |
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| Titel: | History of cities in maps |
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| Verf.angabe: | Philip Parker |
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| Ausgabe: | First edition |
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| Verlagsort: | Glasgow |
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| Verlag: | Collins |
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| Jahr: | 2024 |
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| Umfang: | 224 Seiten |
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| Illustrationen: | Illustrationen, Karten |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-00-867181-5 |
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| Abstract: | Each map in this beautifully designed volume gives a unique visual representation of and historical context to the city it surveys. Spanning more than 9,000 years, this book expertly curates more than 70 historical maps which tell the fascinating story of human civilization: from cities founded on sacred places, ideas and power, to early examples of town planning and later innovations such as skyscrapers and urban transport.Featuring maps of renowned capital cities as well as lesser-known urban areas, including:Mohenjo-Daro, c. 2500 BCBabylon, c. 600 BCRome, c. 210 ADBaghdad, 762 ADConstantinople, 1422Tenochtitlan, 1524Dublin, 1610Kyoto, 1626New Amsterdam, 1660Edinburgh, 1780Adelaide, 1838Lagos, 1885Los Angeles, 1908Brasilia, 1957Chongqing, 2016Dubai, 2020An ideal book for map and history lovers. For more in this series try History of World Trade in Maps (9780008409296) and History of War in Maps (9780008506490) |
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| URL: | Cover: https://www.dietmardreier.de/annot/4B56696D677C7C39373236323933347C7C434F50.jpg?sq=2 |
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| | Inhaltsverzeichnis: http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780008671815.pdf |
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| Schlagwörter: | (s)Stadtplan / (s)Kartografie / (z)Geschichte |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| RVK-Notation: | RB 10217 |
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| | RB 10820 |
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| Sach-SW: | ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning |
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| | Cartography, map-making & projections |
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| | City & town planning - architectural aspects |
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| | General & world history |
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| | Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte |
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| | HISTORY / Civilization |
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| | Historical maps & atlases |
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| | Historische Karten und Atlanten |
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| | Human geography |
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| | Kartographie, Kartierung |
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| | REFERENCE / Atlases |
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| | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography |
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| | Siedlungsgeographie, städtische und ländliche Geographie |
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| | Stadtplanung und Architektur |
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| | Städte, Stadtgemeinden |
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| | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography |
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| | Urban communities |
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| Geograph. SW: | Empires & historical states |
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| | Historische Staaten, Reiche, Territorien und Regionen |
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| | Welt |
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| K10plus-PPN: | 1895546907 |
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