By Kenneth Nebenzahl

Category: Reference, Maps, Asian History
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages, Illustrated, Maps
Pub Date: October 2004
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 0714844098

From the Publisher:

Mapping the Silk Road and Beyond is an unprecedented collection of beautiful, rare maps - including 40 never before published for the general public - documenting the mapping and discovery of Asia and its trade routes from 334BC to the 19th century. It showcases maps by explorers, merchants and colonial administrators, and includes discoveries by Capt. James Cook, Magellan, and heroic Chinese navigator Zheng He. The book is an indispensable research volume for map collectors and novices alike, and includes a bibliography, chronology and glossary of key cartographic terms.