"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

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

In 1903 the Wright brothers' airplane travelled a couple of hundred yards. Today fleets of streamlined jets transport millions of people each day to cities worl

For most of the twentieth century, maps were indispensable. They were how governments understood, managed, and defended their territory, and during the two worl