An updated edition of the classic, much praised history of cartography. It traces the adventures, discoveries, & feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded in charting first the surface of the globe, then the earth's interior & the ocean floors, & finally the moon & the planets of our solar system. The author has added three new chapters, as well as many updates & amplifications, to reflect the great changes that have taken place in mapmaking in the past two decades. The Mapmakers will continue to be the definitive book on this fascinating subject. About the author John Noble Wilford is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning science correspondent for the New York Times. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1998. He has worked for the Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, &, since 1965, the New York Times. He lives in Manhattan & Bellport, Long Isl&.