Description
A sumptuous, lavishly illustrated celebration ofcartography, featuring charts, maps, globes andatlases.The map collections at the National Maritime Museumcomprise about 40,000 maps, charts, globes andatlases, covering a time period from the thirteenthcentury to the present day. Curator of CartographyMegan Barford explores the variety of stories that arehidden within the collection, including the materials,techniques, makers, users, genres and features, tounderstand more about the different worlds in whichmaps were produced and consumed. From imperialrule to labour solidarity, and from sumptuous displayto scrap paper, A is for Atlas presents the mapcollections of National Maritime Museum as they havenever been seen before.
