Indian Maps and Plans

Indian Maps and Plans
Author: Susan Gole
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1989
Genre: History
ISBN:

In Recent Times Over 200 Maps Covering Pilgrimage Towns, Route Maps Of Important Highways, Military Plans And Topographical Maps Of Provinces Have Been Discussed. These Maps Are Illustrated In The Book In Their Original Colour. The First Book To Deal Exclusively With Indian Maps And Plans With No Western Influence.

Great City Maps

Great City Maps
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0241287391

Journey back in time and take a walk through the historic streets of the world's greatest cities. Great City Maps is the companion title to DK's Great Maps and takes a focused look at over 70 gorgeously illustrated historical maps and plans of cities around the globe. Dive into the detail of each beautiful map and learn about interesting features with visual tours of the maps' highlights - such as the Old London Bridge of London in 1572 and the orchards of Brooklyn in 1767 New York. Cities are centres of civilisation and the way their maps portray them reflects their politics, religion, and culture. See how certain cities, and cartographic techniques, changed over time. More than just a bird's-eye-view, this unputdownable book tells the tales behind the cities from the hubs of ancient peoples to modern mega-cities, and profiles the iconic cartographers and artists who created each map. Perfect for history, geography, and cartography enthusiasts and a stunning gift for armchair explorers of all ages, Great City Maps is your window into the world's most fascinating cities.

Jamaica Surveyed

Jamaica Surveyed
Author: B. W. Higman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789766401139

First published in 1988, this volume contains a representative sample of the large collection of plantation maps and plans in the National Library of Jamaica. It explores the diversity of agricultural activity on the island and the changing patterns of land use during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Mapping My Day

Mapping My Day
Author: Julie Dillemuth
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2021-03-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433835525

Follow Flora and her zany family as she takes us through her day with a series of vibrant and interactive maps. In our current GPS-ruled world, map-reading is something of a dying art. But learning to read, understand, and draw maps is a fun and active way for children to develop spatial thinking skills— how we think about and understand the world around us and use concepts of space for problem solving. Early exposure to maps concepts can help foster this type of cognitive development in children and boost their math and science learning as they progress through school. Each hand-drawn, kid-friendly map highlights key map concepts in the context of a story or puzzle. Figure out which route to school is the fastest, how to find Flora’s buried treasure, and even how to complete a dog agility course! Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals with more information about maps and spatial concepts, as well as questions, games, and activities designed to encourage children to map their own days!

Great City Plans

Great City Plans
Author: Kevin J. Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788854415188

How did our most renowned cities grow into the metropolises we know today? This unique cartography book looks at the city plan from the Renaissance until modern times. It surveys the city during the Enlightenment, Colonialism, and Industrial Revolution; explores Asian and frontier cities; looks at the administrative city plan; and presents the modern pictorial city map. Descriptions provide historical, political, social, and/or economic context, and biographies of the cartographers highlight their contributions.

The Greatest Grid

The Greatest Grid
Author: Hilary Ballon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Atlases
ISBN: 9780231159906

"Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York celebrating the bicentennial of the 1811 Commissioners' Plan of Manhattan, this volume does more than memorialize such a visionary effort, it serves as an enduring reference full of rare images and information."--P. [4] of cover.

My Map Book

My Map Book
Author: Sara Fanelli
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1995-07-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060264551

In each spread of this bold and humorous picture book, available for the first time since 1995, children can examine their place in the world around them through detailed and engaging maps. Twelve beautifully illustrated maps such as Map of My Day and Map of My Tummy will fascinate children. When finished reading the book, children can unfold the jacket -- it turns into a poster-size map!

The PATH and MAPS Handbook

The PATH and MAPS Handbook
Author: Beth Gallagher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2010
Genre: Corporate culture
ISBN: 9781895418910

"Finally, an approach that puts the person at the helm and offers concrete ideas for genuine support, pride, dignity and personalized participation of a labeled person and their support staff. You are going to love this book - and give it to everyone with whom you work." -- Publisher's website.