For those interested, the first 2 volumes of The History of Cartography from Univertisty of Chicago Press are available in PDF


http://press.uchicago.edu/books/HOC/index.html


The History of Cartography, Volume 1: Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean
The History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 1: Cartography in the Traditional Islamic and South Asian Societies
The History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 2: Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies
The History of Cartography, Volume 2, Book 3: Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies

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