Colour Your Own Historical Maps

Product Description

Explore the cartographic treasures of the British Library`s extensive map archive, & add your own colour. Early maps are often much more highly decorated than our own, featuring fantastical drawings of real or imaginary people & animals that may or may not occupy unknown places. Medieval maps look very different to the maps of today. Significant places were given prominence & historical or religious events were frequently included. This new colouring book is packed with a series of fascinating hand drawn maps carefully selected from the extensive collection of the British Library, which

Includes:: charters & seals, medieval historical & iconic atlas` from Queen Mary I`s personal collection & King George III`s to detailed drawings from well-known artists such as Nicolas Sanson & William Hack. Each of the original maps is reproduced in colour, so that you can decide whether you prefer to choose your own colours, or to use the colours that the cartographer intended. With key facts about each of the maps, this is the perfect book for geography lovers, history buffs & colouring-in fanatics alike.