On the Map - Why the world looks the way it does. Nominated for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2012 and Specsavers National Book Awards 2013
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| Verlag | Profile Books |
| Auflage | 2013 |
| Seiten | 468 |
| Format | 19,8 x 32 x 0,9 cm |
| Gewicht | 428 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1846685109 |
| EAN | 9781846685101 |
| Bestell-Nr | 84668510UA |
From Mappa Mundi to Google Maps - the bestselling Just My Type author turns his gaze to maps.
Packed with accompanying map illustrations and images.
Klappentext:
Maps fascinate us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history.
With a historical sweep ranging from Ptolemy to Twitter, Garfield explores the legendary, impassable (and non-existent) mountains of Kong, the role of cartography in combatting cholera, the 17th-century Dutch craze for Atlases, the Norse discovery of America, how a Venetian monk mapped the world from his cell and the Muppets\' knack of instant map-travel. Along the way are pocket maps of dragons, Mars, murders and more, with plenty of illustrations and prints to signpost the route.
From the bestselling and widely-adored author of Just My Type, On The Map is a witty and irrepressible examination of where we\'ve been, how we got there and where we\'re going.
Rezension:
Garfield has a genius for being sparked to life by esoteric enthusiasm and charming readers with his delight. The Times
