Clancy, Robert.

Mapping Antarctica A Five Hundred Year Record of Discovery / [electronic resource] : by Robert Clancy, John Manning, Henk Brolsma. - XXI, 328 p. 163 illus., 130 illus. in color. online resource. - Springer Praxis Books . - Springer Praxis Books .

Introduction -- The Concept: From Ptolemy to Cook -- Arctic and Antarctic regions are not Poles apart -- The Reality: Cook to the International Geographical Congress -- The Heroic Age: Heroes, Legends and Land -- Wings over the Continent: From Wilkins to War -- A Second World War and a New Order of Business -- Antarctica Comes of Age: Windows of the World (1960–2000) -- Post–2000: A new concept of mapping -- Tourism: A different explorer.

Everyone likes maps and maps are always used to illustrate the many books on the Antarctic. Here the focus is reversed with contemporary maps telling the story – one that should be attractive to the widest audience as it is a unique approach complimenting what has gone before and providing something different for all interested in Antarctica.

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10.1007/978-94-007-4321-2 doi


Science (General).
Geology.
Geographical information systems.
Life sciences.
Climatic changes.
Popular Science.
Popular Science in Nature and Environment.
Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.
Climate Change.
Historical Geology.

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