--- product_id: 52211939 title: "Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained (DK History Changers)" price: "SAR 215" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/52211939-great-maps-the-worlds-masterpieces-explored-and-explained-dk-history store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Chronological cartography history Detailed pull-out map analysis 64 iconic maps featured Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained (DK History Changers) **Price:** SAR 215 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸ—ΊοΈ Unlock the world’s secrets, one map at a time! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained (DK History Changers) - **How much does it cost?** SAR 215 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/52211939-great-maps-the-worlds-masterpieces-explored-and-explained-dk-history) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Behind-the-Scenes Insights:** Discover the stories, creators, and cultural contexts behind each map. - β€’ **Explore 64 Masterpiece Maps:** Dive into a curated collection spanning medieval to modern cartography. - β€’ **Chronological Cartography Journey:** Trace the evolution of mapmaking through history’s pivotal moments. - β€’ **Perfect Gift for the Curious Mind:** A sophisticated addition to any bookshelf for history and geography enthusiasts. - β€’ **Visual Storytelling at Its Finest:** Stunning illustrations and graphic close-ups bring maps to life. ## Overview Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained is a visually captivating guide featuring 64 historically significant maps. It offers a chronological exploration of cartography, enriched with detailed pull-outs and expert insights that reveal the cultural and political stories behind each map. Ideal for professionals and enthusiasts eager to connect with the art and science of mapmaking. ## Description A superbly illustrated guide to 64 maps from all around the world! From examples of medieval Mappa Mundi and the first atlas to Google Earth and maps of the moon, this captivating maps book is a must-have for all history and geography enthusiasts and explorers! Embark on a visual tour of the world''s finest maps! This fascinating world atlas book: - Analyses each map visually, with the help of pull-outs and graphic close-up details - Traces the history of maps chronologically, providing a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages - Tells the story behind each map - why it was created, who it was for, and how it was achieved - Profiles key cartographers, explorers, and artists - Draws together navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics through the world''s greatest maps Maps are much more than just geographical data. They are an accurate reflection of the culture and context of different time frames in history. This remarkable geography book puts cartography on the map! It tells the stories behind great maps through stunning pull-out details and reveals how they have helped people make sense of the world. Embark on a global adventure of a lifetime with this world map book and see our planet like never before! On this mind-blowing journey, you''ll encounter maps that show the way to heaven, depict lands with no sunshine and even the world ocean floor. With incredible secret stories from British historian, Jerry Brotton, and insight into how mapmakers have expressed their world views, Great Maps is a welcome addition to any armchair cartographer''s bookshelf. Review: Open up a Universe of Inspiration! - So good I bought it twice (by mistake!). I found the way it was structured particularly helpful as a guide to the development of cartography, whilst being a beautiful book in its own right. I suggest looking at Curious Maps as well, more expensive but has pull out maps that will fascinate young and old alike. A great combination for any birthday or Christmas. A little different, but an exciting entry into a new area of study that takes you around the world from the comfort of your own sofa, and opens you up to collecting maps which are readily available through desertcart and the net and make anything from marvellous artwork, easily mounted, to wallpaper for a hallway or study of surprising elegance that has the wow factor. A set of olde maps of London made a terrific frieze in one of our rooms whilst some of the fantasy maps from the 19th century made a stunning feature as a single wall in a bedroom. This and Vargics Miscellany will encourage your imagination and the next thing will be star charts, telescopes and globes and you will be sitting in the captains cabin of a pirate ship in the Caribbean or the star ship of a space fleet of the 30th century. Next is drawing your own maps and this can be done professional using CCG's software at very little cost for stunning poster art. Two books and a Universe of inspiration from world exploration to modern and medieval interior design Review: Book of maps - Good and well illustrated book on maps, excellent Christmas gift. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 21,452 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 7 in Cartography & Geodesy 16 in Historiography 42 in Geographical History | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,176 Reviews | ## Images ![Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained (DK History Changers) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1rAGFM+7yL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Open up a Universe of Inspiration! *by T***A on 29 February 2016* So good I bought it twice (by mistake!). I found the way it was structured particularly helpful as a guide to the development of cartography, whilst being a beautiful book in its own right. I suggest looking at Curious Maps as well, more expensive but has pull out maps that will fascinate young and old alike. A great combination for any birthday or Christmas. A little different, but an exciting entry into a new area of study that takes you around the world from the comfort of your own sofa, and opens you up to collecting maps which are readily available through amazon and the net and make anything from marvellous artwork, easily mounted, to wallpaper for a hallway or study of surprising elegance that has the wow factor. A set of olde maps of London made a terrific frieze in one of our rooms whilst some of the fantasy maps from the 19th century made a stunning feature as a single wall in a bedroom. This and Vargics Miscellany will encourage your imagination and the next thing will be star charts, telescopes and globes and you will be sitting in the captains cabin of a pirate ship in the Caribbean or the star ship of a space fleet of the 30th century. Next is drawing your own maps and this can be done professional using CCG's software at very little cost for stunning poster art. Two books and a Universe of inspiration from world exploration to modern and medieval interior design ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book of maps *by I***N on 17 December 2025* Good and well illustrated book on maps, excellent Christmas gift. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a wonderful book *by M***D on 2 January 2025* I have loved maps for years and always look out for books that share my passion and deepen it. This is one. Brotton is an expert on how cartography shapes history. You can browse the beautiful colour reproductions and read the detailed analyses. 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