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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 [...] 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 [...] 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.
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 [...] 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 [...] 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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Simon Garfield
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
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Fachbereich: | Geografie |
Genre: | Geowissenschaften, Importe |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 464 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781846685101 |
ISBN-10: | 1846685109 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Garfield, Simon |
Hersteller: | Profile Books |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
Maße: | 198 x 128 x 38 mm |
Von/Mit: | Simon Garfield |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.10.2013 |
Gewicht: | 0,427 kg |
Über den Autor
Simon Garfield
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Geografie |
Genre: | Geowissenschaften, Importe |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 464 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781846685101 |
ISBN-10: | 1846685109 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Garfield, Simon |
Hersteller: | Profile Books |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
Maße: | 198 x 128 x 38 mm |
Von/Mit: | Simon Garfield |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.10.2013 |
Gewicht: | 0,427 kg |
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