This lavishly illustrated book is the first systematic study of cartographic cartouches, the most important element in interpreting historic maps--and the most

This lavishly illustrated book is the first systematic exploration of cartographic cartouches, the decorated frames that surround the title, or other text or im

Colours make the map: they affect the map’s materiality, content, and handling. With a wide range of approaches, 14 case studies from various disciplines deal

Metagames: Games about Games scrutinizes how various meta devices, such as breaking the fourth wall and unreliable narrator, change and adapt when translated in

This book examines how Ottomans were mapped in the narrative and visual imagination of early modern Europe's Christian kingdoms.