On The Map: Why the world looks the way it does (Main)
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On The Map: Why the world looks the way it does (Main)
On The Map: Why the world looks the way it does (Main)

On The Map: Why the world looks the way it does (Main)

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Simon Garfield (Author)  

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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. 60 ills
Simon Garfield is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed books of non-fiction, including the international bestseller, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts, and a trilogy of edited diaries from the Mass Observation Archive, which includes the bestselling Our Hidden Lives. He lives in London and St Ives, with old maps lining the walls.
  • Contributor: Simon Garfield
  • Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
  • ISBN13: 9781846685101
  • Number of Pages: 464
  • Packaged Dimensions: 128x196x36mm
  • Packaged Weight: 360
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
  • Release Date: 2013-09-05
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Simon Garfield is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed books of non-fiction, including the international bestseller, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts, and a trilogy of edited diaries from the Mass Observation Archive, which includes the bestselling Our Hidden Lives. He lives in London and St Ives, with old maps lining the walls.

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