The twentieth century was a golden age of mapmaking, an era of cartographic boom. Maps proliferated and permeated almost every aspect of daily life, not only ch

The 20th century was a golden age of map-making, and maps permeated almost every aspect of daily life. It was a century overshadowed by war which was also marke

From the first British concentration camps to the only Nazi labour camp on British soil, and from a trench map used at the Battle of the Somme to an escape and

"This book tells a global story of a turbulent century in history through its most powerful and important object: the map. It includes over 130 illustrations of

Throughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate dis