Infinite perspectives

"For over two thousand years, mapmakers have struggled with the problem of representing a three-dimensional planet on a two-dimensional canvas. Infinite Perspectives traces the artistic and scientific evolution of the age-old quest to conquer this challenge. From ancient Greek coins to detailed nineteenth-century Swiss Alpine maps to the inconceivably scaled landscapes of Mars, more than eighty color maps illustrate history's most enduring attempts to pay cartographic homage to the multidimensional landscape. An additional twenty plates present a revolutionary cartographic technique that allows viewers wearing ordinary 3-D glasses to examine the Earth and beyond with an accuracy and clarity undreamed of even a generation ago. The first comprehensive overview of the ancient saga of relief mapmaking, Infinite Perspectives is a treasure for the map enthusiast, the cartographer, and the explorer in all of us."--BOOK JACKET.