Maps That Made History: 1000 Years of World History in 100 Old Maps - Hardcover

by Martijn Storms (Author)

Maps that Made History takes you on a 1000 year long journey around the world. Every one of the 100 carefully selected maps has influenced the course of history.

Author Biography

Martijn Storms is Curator of Maps and Atlases of the University Libraries Leiden. He is assisted by a team of curators and historians connected to Leiden University: Michiel van Groesen, Kasper van Ommen, Anne-Isabelle Richard, Alicia Schrikker and Garrelt Verhoeven. Some 20 texts will be provided by Dutch, Belgian and international guest authors.