Martijn Storms Boeken

In the eighteenth and early nineteenth century three following generations of the Adan geometrician family where active in the western part of the province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands. The cartographic production of these three generations of geometricians gives a good impression of the development of Dutch cartography in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. This work is a scientific accountable reference book and a standard work about the cartographic heritance of the Adan family. It contains contributions about the local landscape, the history of the region, geometricians, the family history and the Adans in historic cartographic perspective. It also includes an annotated bibliography with descriptions and illustrations of nearly 1100 maps which the Adan geometricians have manufactured. The book contains many full-page maps in colour.

Exploring a millennium of global history, this book presents 100 meticulously chosen maps that have significantly shaped historical events and developments. Each map serves as a portal to understand its impact on culture, politics, and society, revealing how geography has influenced the trajectory of human civilization.

Der Bildband präsentiert 1000 Jahre Weltgeschichte durch 100 beeindruckende Karten aus den Universitätsbibliotheken von Leiden. Diese Karten, von Weltkarten bis zu Stadtplänen, zeigen nicht nur die Vergangenheit, sondern prägten auch die Geschichte und bieten faszinierende Einblicke in vergangene Zeiten.