Download or read book Atlas of the Netherlands Flora written by J. Mennema and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an element of fascination which many people feel about geographical maps, because these maps allow fantasies about strange landscapes, other peoples, travels, even adventures. Distribution maps, depicting the area which a plant (or animal) species occupies, would appear to be less romantic, but they are equally able to exercise our imagination, or rather: to stimulate our scientific curiosity. Some distribution patterns are repeated time and time again, although rarely fully identical, and with their study comes the inescapable question: what is it that determines a plant's area of distribution? Almost immediately we find ourselves in the area of ecology, for it is the plant's demands of its environment (climate, soil) which determines where it will be able to grow and where not. However, that is not all there is to it, for species as well as landscapes have their history, and one needs to be informed about the climate and about the distribution of land and sea in the past, for instance, before one can understand present distributions. This aspect of change in space and time (historical plant geography) is possibly the most fascinating part of plant geography. However this atlas, covering a minuscule part of the world, is not meant to be primarily a book of historical plant geography. It is true that a dynamic aspect is very prominent, but this is on the smaller time-scale of man-made changes, which mostly led to impoverishments.

Download or read book Atlas of the Holocene Netherlands written by Peter Vos and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landscape of the Netherlands has been changing constantly since the end of the last ice age, some 11,700 years ago. Where we walk today was once a polar desert, a river delta or a shallow sea. The end of the last ice age marked the beginning of a new geological period - the Holocene, the relatively warm geological epoch in which we are still living today. The Atlas of the Holocene Netherlands contains special maps, supplemented by archaeological and historical information. These maps show the geographical situation for thirteen different points in time since the last ice age, based on tens of thousands of drill samples and the latest geological, soil and archaeological research. This magnificent atlas also paints a surprising picture of the position we humans have occupied in the landscape. It addresses such questions as: How did we take advantage of the opportunities offered by the landscape? And how did we mould the landscape to suit our own purposes? The Atlas of the Holocene Netherlands will change once and for all the way you look at the Dutch landscape.

Download or read book The Atlas of Atlases written by Philip Parker and published by Ivy Press. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beatutiful book is a lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them. Atlases are books that changed the course of history. Pored over by rulers, explorers, and adventures these books were used to build empires, wage wars, encourage diplomacy, and nurture trade. Written by Philip Parker, an authority on the history of maps, this book brings these fascinating artefacts to life, offering a unique, lavishly illustrated guide to the history of these incredible books and the cartographers behind them. All key cartographic works from the last half-millennium are covered, including: The Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, considered the world’s first atlas and produced in 1570 by the Dutch, geographer Abraham Ortelius, The 17th-century Klencke — one of the world’s largest books that requires 6 people to carry it, The Rand McNally Atlas of 1881, still in print today and a book that turned its makers, William H Rand and Andrew McNally into cartographic royalty. This beautiful book will engross readers with its detailed, visually stunning illustrations and fascinating story of how map-making has developed throughout human history.

Download or read book The Soft Atlas of Amsterdam written by Jan Rothuizen and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features famous places in Amsterdam, as well as less familiar corners of the city: houseboat, the city's most expensive hotel room and a coffee shop. The Soft Atlas of Amsterdam is a uniquely original and charming guide to a thoroughly diversi city.

Download or read book Atlas of Amsterdam druk 1 written by Groot and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chambers s Atlas written by William Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Atlas of World History written by Patrick Karl O'Brien and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synthesizing exceptional cartography and impeccable scholarship, this edition traces 12,000 years of history with 450 maps and over 200,000 words of text. 200 illustrations.

Download or read book The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare written by Jeremy Black and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-03-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: Renaissance to Revolution provides a thorough introduction to the military and naval history of the years 1492 to 1792, covering the period from the European Renaissance to the revolutionary wars of the late eighteenth century. Detailed colour maps, battle plans, and colour and black-and-white illustrations combine with an authoritative text to illuminate developments in warfare on both land and sea. Particular attention is paid to the effects of European military expansion on the rest of the world including the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean. Special feature panels are devoted to key events, to the more complicated and intriguing military confrontations, to individual tacticians and to the key topics such as weapons, battle strategies, the rise of naval warfare, and the composition of armies. The book is written by a leading historian of the early modern period.

Download or read book A general descriptive Atlas of the Earth containing separate maps of the various countries and states with a short account of each country written by William Mullinger HIGGINS and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rough Guide to The Netherlands written by Martin Dunford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to The Netherlands is an indispensable travel guide with clear maps and coverage of the country's unique attractions. From the pretty village of Edam and the gritty port city of Rotterdam to Amsterdam's famous canals and vibrant nightlife The Rough Guide to The Netherlands unearths the best sites, hotels, restaurants, coffee houses and nightlife across every price range inspired by dozens of colour photos. You'll find everything you need to know for exploring the multitude of historic Dutch towns, coastal dunes, beaches, islands and of course, the famous colour-bursting bulbfields. The Rough Guide to The Netherlands includes specialist coverage of Dutch history, art and literature and detailed information on the best markets and shopping for each region. Explore all corners of this windmill-filled country armed with authoritative background on everything from the country's battles with the sea to the Dutch Golden Age, relying on handy language tips and the clearest maps of any guide. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to The Netherlands

Download or read book The History of Cartography Volume 4 written by Matthew H. Edney and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 1803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its launch in 1987, the History of Cartography series has garnered critical acclaim and sparked a new generation of interdisciplinary scholarship. Cartography in the European Enlightenment, the highly anticipated fourth volume, offers a comprehensive overview of the cartographic practices of Europeans, Russians, and the Ottomans, both at home and in overseas territories, from 1650 to 1800. The social and intellectual changes that swept Enlightenment Europe also transformed many of its mapmaking practices. A new emphasis on geometric principles gave rise to improved tools for measuring and mapping the world, even as large-scale cartographic projects became possible under the aegis of powerful states. Yet older mapping practices persisted: Enlightenment cartography encompassed a wide variety of processes for making, circulating, and using maps of different types. The volume’s more than four hundred encyclopedic articles explore the era’s mapping, covering topics both detailed—such as geodetic surveying, thematic mapping, and map collecting—and broad, such as women and cartography, cartography and the economy, and the art and design of maps. Copious bibliographical references and nearly one thousand full-color illustrations complement the detailed entries.

Download or read book Atlas of Finance written by Dariusz Wojcik and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique illustrated exploration of the development of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history From the emergence of money in the ancient world to today's interconnected landscape of high-frequency trading and cryptocurrency, the story of finance has always taken place on an international stage. Finance is one of the most globalized and networked of human activities, and one of the most important social technologies ever invented. This volume, the first visually based book dedicated to finance, uses graphics and maps to bring the complex and abstract world of finance down to earth, showing how geography is fundamental for understanding finance, and vice versa. It illuminates the people--including Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes--who have shaped our thinking about global finance; brings to life the ways that place-specific histories, laws, regulations, and institutions influence finance; shows how finance relates to innovation, globalization, and environmental change; and details how finance plays a key part in drawing the landscape of uneven development, inequality, and instability. The Atlas of Finance, with word and image, will change the way you view both your money and your world.

Download or read book Bulletin of the New York Public Library written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes its Report, 1896-19 .

Download or read book Children s Illustrated World Atlas written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Bolivia's bustling markets to the massive and scorching Sahara Desert, see the world with this beautifully illustrated atlas. Children’s Illustrated World Atlas is divided into six main sections, each devoted to a continent. Within each continent, a country or a region is explored in detail through stunning maps showcasing cities, towns, rivers, mountain ranges, and other geographical features. Apart from the geography of a region, Children’s Illustrated World Atlas also provides interesting information about the people, their traditions, politics, and economics through spectacular images and snippets of facts. Take a trip around the world with Children’s Illustrated World Atlas, from the majestic Himalayas to the Carnival of Venice. This colorful and comprehensive book is the perfect addition to every book shelf at home or school.

Download or read book The Atlas Blaeu Van Der Hem of the Austrian National Library Volume II written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete descriptive and illustrated catalogue of one of the largest and finest atlases ever assembled. Now housed in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, the 46-volume atlas is an expanded version of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior or 'Great Atlas', published in Amsterdam between 1660 and 1663. Though the core of the atlas consists of the several hundred maps issued by Blaeu, the original owner of the atlas, Laurens van der Hem (1621-1678), added other maps, views, and drawings of his own choice, including four volumes of manuscript maps of Africa and Asia made for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The practice of augmenting atlases was common in the seventeenth century, but few of these personalized atlases have survived the centuries. The catalogue in 7 volumes (plus a volume about the making of the facsimile) will include all the sheets in the atlas reproduced in black-and-white, with cartographical historical and arthistorical descriptions by P. van der Krogt and E. de Groot. Each volume will contain approximately 16 full-colour illustrations. I. Spain, Portugal and France (vols. 1-8). 1996. With about 700 illustrations. 632 pp. ISBN 978 90 6194 278 8 II. Italy, Malta, Switzerland and the Netherlands (vols. 9-17). 1999. With about 700 illustrations. 732 pp. ISBN 978 90 6194 348 8 III. British Isles, northern and eastern Europe (vols. 18-24). 2002. With about 700 illustrations. 552 pp. ISBN 978 90 6194 189 7 IV. German Empire, Hungary and Greece,including Asia Minor. Descriptive catalogue of the vols. 25-34 of the Atlas. 2004. Sm.folio. Cloth. With about 800 illustrations, including 16 in colour. 708 pp. ISBN 978 90 6194 179 8 V. Africa, Asia and America, including the "Secret" Atlas of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Descriptive catalogue of volumes 35-46 of the Atlas. 2005. Sm. folio. Cloth. With about 700 illustrations, including 17 in colour. 640 pp. ISBN 978 90 6194 199 6 VI. Descriptive catalogue of volumes 47-50 (E1-E4) of the Atlas and general indices. 2008. Sm. Folio. Cloth. With about 300 illustrations. Approx. 500 pp. ISBN 978 90 6194 439 3 VII. Groot, E. de. The world of a seventeenth-century collector. The Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem. 2006. Sm. folio. Cloth, with full colour dustjacket. With 150 black & white and 16 colour illustrations. 395 pp. ISBN 978 90 6194 359 4 VIII. The Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem. The history of the Atlas and the making of the facsimile. An accompanying publication with background information on the Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem and the production of the facsimile. Cloth with full colour dust jacket. 244 pp. 137 full colour illustrations. ISBN 978 90 6194 300 6.

Download or read book Ortelius Atlas Maps written by M Van Den Broecke and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1996 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Asia in the Making of Europe written by Donald Frederick Lach and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First systematic, inclusive study of the impact of the high civilizations of Asia on the development of modern Western civilization.