Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. ONE. Introduction: Maps of Preliterate Peoples 1
5. TWO. Maps of Classical Antiquity 13
6. THREE. Early Maps of East and South Asia 27
7. FOUR. Cartography in Europe and Islam in the Middle Ages 39
8. FIVE. The Rediscovery of Ptolemy and Cartography in Renaissance Europe 58
9. SIX. Cartography in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment 91
10. SEVEN. Diversification and Development in the Nineteenth Century 125
11. EIGHT. Modern Cartography: Official and Quasi-Official Maps 162
12. NINE. Modern Cartography: Private and Institutional Maps 198
13. APPENDIX A. Selected Map Projections 237
14. Appendix B. Short List of Isograms 247
15. Appendix C. Glossary 249
16. Notes 259
17. Illustration Sources 297
18. Selected Bibliography 301
19. Index 327