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Posted on: 6 September 2011
Digital Rare Book :
Maps and their Makers - An introduction to the history of Cartography
By Gerald Roe Crone
Published by Hutchinson University Library, London - 1953
Image :
Antique map of World by Stoopendaal - 1680
Source : http://www.helmink.com
Read Book Online : http://www.archive.org/stream/mapstheirmakersi00cron#page/n5/mode/2up
Download pdf Book : http://ia700506.us.archive.org/23/items/mapstheirmakersi00cron/mapstheirmakersi00cron.pdf
The part of the world I live in is not even shown on this map.
the Great Hedge of india is a very interesting book ! http://www.roymoxham.com/page4.htm
do check it out !!! sorry din find any whr to share dis
@Shivang this books looks interesting, so does the author's profile, How do I get to read this?
RBSI This link is awesome, thanks a lot....I found a very old map of Virginia there...
Ruchi@ I bought dis book frm flipkart !! Its an awsum book
@Shivang vijay Singh ,Yes I have read Marathi translation of the said book.Its awesome !After reading this book we can truly understand the significance of Dandi march and salt satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi.