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Maps are often as much a visual art form as they are a practical tool for navigation. Of particular visual interest are display maps — maps that often used size and beauty to convey messages of regional and social status and power. Despite their historical significance, many of these display maps have been lost and destroyed over time. <i>Magnificent Maps</i> brings together the best surviving examples in order to illustrate their role in early modern Europe and describe the settings in which they were displayed. From The British Library, 2010.

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