Map it Out

Starting from childhood, I've been fascinated by maps. I often picked the most obscure or remote places and wondered what it would take to travel there and what would I do once I arrive. Whether its National Geographic or the Rand McNally Road atlas, you can always plant your imagination on some part of the map. Maps have evolved from ancient works of art owned by Kings and considered state secrets to the digital age where GPS navigation makes paper versions obsolete. Here's some of what I've collected on maps: 1. New Worlds: Maps from the Age of Discovery, Ashley and Miles Baynton-Williams (year?). Beautifully illustrated reproductions displayed in chronological order. Over 120 maps shows the evolution of European history through maps. Bought new. 2. Men Who Changed the Map: Vol. I: AD 400-1914, Erick Berry and Herbert Best (1967). The book flap this is a book to give basic background to for young readers....