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On The Map

- Why the world looks the way it does
Af: Simon Garfield Engelsk Paperback

On The Map

- Why the world looks the way it does
Af: Simon Garfield Engelsk Paperback
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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.
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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.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 464
ISBN-13: 9781846685101
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1846685109
Kategori: Historisk geografi
Udg. Dato: 5 sep 2013
Længde: 34mm
Bredde: 138mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Profile Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 5 sep 2013
Forfatter(e): Simon Garfield
Forfatter(e) Simon Garfield


Kategori Historisk geografi


ISBN-13 9781846685101


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 464


Udgave


Længde 34mm


Bredde 138mm


Højde 197mm


Udg. Dato 5 sep 2013


Oplagsdato 5 sep 2013


Forlag Profile Books Ltd

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