History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton She comes to know the

She comes to know the shape of the day like the back of her hand - the grey morning light in her Paris hotel

dedication to science and the curiosity and respect

which once stood between Scotland and England and is considered the oldest territorial division in all of Great Britain

Sarah Shin

History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton She comes to know theThroughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. But far from being purely scientific objects, world maps are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of power and authority of particular times and places. Mapmakers do not simply represent the world, they construct it out of the ideas of their age. This book examines the significance of 12 maps from the mystical