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Book Synopsis The Curious Map Book by : Ashley Baynton-Williams
Download or read book The Curious Map Book written by Ashley Baynton-Williams and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since that ancient day when the first human drew a line connecting Point A to Point B, maps have been understood as one of the most essential tools of communication. Despite differences in language, appearance, or culture, maps are universal touchstones in human civilization. Over the centuries, maps have served many varied purposes; far from mere guides for reaching a destination, they are unique artistic forms, aides in planning commercial routes, literary devices for illuminating a story. Accuracy—or inaccuracy—of maps has been the make-or-break factor in countless military battles throughout history. They have graced the walls of homes, bringing prestige and elegance to their owners. They track the mountains, oceans, and stars of our existence. Maps help us make sense of our worlds both real and imaginary—they bring order to the seeming chaos of our surroundings. With The Curious Map Book, Ashley Baynton-Williams gathers an amazing, chronologically ordered variety of cartographic gems, mainly from the vast collection of the British Library. He has unearthed a wide array of the whimsical and fantastic, from maps of board games to political ones, maps of the Holy Land to maps of the human soul. In his illuminating introduction, Baynton-Williams also identifies and expounds upon key themes of map production, peculiar styles, and the commerce and collection of unique maps. This incredible volume offers a wealth of gorgeous illustrations for anyone who is cartographically curious.
Book Synopsis North American Maps for Curious Minds by : Matthew Bucklan
Download or read book North American Maps for Curious Minds written by Matthew Bucklan and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "100 . . . infographic maps that transform the way we understand the cultural and historical wonders of North America"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds by : Ian Wright
Download or read book Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds written by Ian Wright and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A singular atlas of 100 infographic maps from thought-provoking to flat-out fun Publisher's note: Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds was published in the UK under the title Brilliant Maps. Which countries don’t have rivers? Which ones have North Korean embassies? Who drives on the “wrong” side of the road? How many national economies are bigger than California’s? And where can you still find lions in the wild? You’ll learn answers to these questions and many more in Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds. This one-of-a-kind atlas is packed with eye-opening analysis (Which nations have had female leaders?), whimsical insight (Where can’t you find a McDonald’s?), and surprising connections that illuminate the contours of culture, history, and politics. Each of these 100 maps will change the way you see the world—and your place in it.
Book Synopsis The Island of Lost Maps by : Miles Harvey
Download or read book The Island of Lost Maps written by Miles Harvey and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-10-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Island of Lost Maps tells the story of a curious crime spree: the theft of scores of valuable centuries-old maps from some of the most prominent research libraries in the United States and Canada. The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had gone virtually undetected until he was caught in 1995–and was unmasked as the most prolific American map thief in history. As Miles Harvey unravels the mystery of Bland’s life, he maps out the world of cartography and cartographic crime, weaving together a fascinating story of exploration, craftsmanship, villainy, and the lure of the unknown.
Book Synopsis Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps by : Martin Vargic
Download or read book Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps written by Martin Vargic and published by Michael Joseph. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Maps of the World, but not as you know it. A new atlas is here, a spectacular visual guide to how the world really looks. Martin Vargic has transformed information with imagination, transporting infographics to a unique and virgin territory. He could tell you, but he'd rather show you ... what other countries say about yours behind your back ... what Europe will look like in 100 years' time ... whether you are better endowed than your fellow citizens Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps revitalises the facts of life, blending data, context and connections into dazzling designs that reveal everything there is to know about our modern world and where it is heading. This beautifully illustrated atlas contains over 60 spreads of Vargic's weird and wonderful cartographic creations, including two fold out gatefolds and an extravagant double sided pull-out poster showing the Martin's infamous Map of Stereotypes on one side and The Map if Video Websites on the other."--Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis Paterson's Guide Book to the United Kingdom with Maps and Plans by : John Merrylees
Download or read book Paterson's Guide Book to the United Kingdom with Maps and Plans written by John Merrylees and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brilliant Maps written by Ian Wright and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which nations have North Korean embassies? Which region has the highest number of death metal bands per capita? How many countries have bigger economies than California? Who drives on the 'wrong' side of the road? And where can you find lions in the wild? Revelatory, thought-provoking and fun, Brilliant Maps is a unique atlas of culture, history, politics and miscellanea, compiled by the editor of the iconic Brilliant Maps website. As visually arresting as Information is Beautiful and as full of surprising facts and figures as any encyclopaedia, Brilliant Maps is a stunning piece of cartography that maps our curious and varied planet. For graphic design enthusiasts, compulsive Wikipedia readers and those looking for the sort of gift they buy for someone else and wind up keeping for themselves, this book will change the way you see the world and your place in it.
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Books, Maps, Plates on America, and of a Remarkable Collection of Early Voyages by : Frederik Muller & Cie
Download or read book Catalogue of Books, Maps, Plates on America, and of a Remarkable Collection of Early Voyages written by Frederik Muller & Cie and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Books, Maps, Plates on America, and of a Remarkable Collection of Early Voyages, Offered for Sale by Frederik Muller at Amsterdam ... by : Frederik Muller
Download or read book Catalogue of Books, Maps, Plates on America, and of a Remarkable Collection of Early Voyages, Offered for Sale by Frederik Muller at Amsterdam ... written by Frederik Muller and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis From Here to There by : Kris Harzinski
Download or read book From Here to There written by Kris Harzinski and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Here to There celebrates these ephemeral documents--usually forgotten or tossed aside after having served their purpose--giving them their due as artifacts representing stories from people's lives around the world. There is the young woman suffering from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who created maps of the Humira injections on her stomach and thighs to help her remember the sites, and give them time to heal. Or the young boy who imagined a whole country for ants and put it to paper. Lucas from Australia drew an obsessively detailed map of his local traffic island, and a teenage girl contributed a map of her high school locker. Two American tourists got lost in the Bulgarian mountains following the hand drawn map of a local, and Britanny from Denmark drew directions to an animal rights protest in Copenhagen. The maps featured in From Here to There are as varied and touching as the stories they tell.
Book Synopsis Bibliotheca Grenvilliana ; Or Bibliographical Notices of Rare and Curious Books, Forming Part of the Library of Thomas Grenville by : John Thomas Payne
Download or read book Bibliotheca Grenvilliana ; Or Bibliographical Notices of Rare and Curious Books, Forming Part of the Library of Thomas Grenville written by John Thomas Payne and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Notes on the Itineraries, Road-books and Road-maps of France by : Sir Herbert George Fordham
Download or read book Notes on the Itineraries, Road-books and Road-maps of France written by Sir Herbert George Fordham and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books by :
Download or read book A Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Choice, Useful, and Curious Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Books and Pamphlets, Atlases, Maps, Plates, and Autographes Relating to North and South America by : Frederik Muller & Cie
Download or read book Catalogue of Books and Pamphlets, Atlases, Maps, Plates, and Autographes Relating to North and South America written by Frederik Muller & Cie and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Books and Pamphlets, Atlases, Maps, Plates and Autographes Relating to North and South America, Including the Collections of the Voyages by de Bry, Hulsius, Hartgers, Etc by : Frederik Muller
Download or read book Catalogue of Books and Pamphlets, Atlases, Maps, Plates and Autographes Relating to North and South America, Including the Collections of the Voyages by de Bry, Hulsius, Hartgers, Etc written by Frederik Muller and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Books, Maps, Plates on America, and of a Remarkable Collection Or Early Voyages; Including a Large Number of Books in All Languages, with Bibliographical and Historical Notes, and Presenting an Essay Towards a Dutch-ameican Bibliography by : Frederik Muller
Download or read book Catalogue of Books, Maps, Plates on America, and of a Remarkable Collection Or Early Voyages; Including a Large Number of Books in All Languages, with Bibliographical and Historical Notes, and Presenting an Essay Towards a Dutch-ameican Bibliography written by Frederik Muller and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Map Book written by Sara Fanelli and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience a child’s view of the world in this extraordinarily imaginative picture book about maps—now with a fresh new cover look! "An imaginative, child-centered title that should be examined and enjoyed, and one that will also make a wonderful springboard for teachers introducing the concepts of mapping or autobiography," said School Library Journal. In each spread of this bold and humorous picture book, children can examine their place in the world around them through detailed and engaging maps that are drawn from a child's perspective. Twelve beautifully illustrated maps, such as Map of My Day and Map of My Family, will fascinate children, teaching about both mapping and telling one's story. Perfect for the curious and artsy, these maps are a creative introduction to recording, mapping, and adding a unique touch to the environment. When finished reading the book, children can unfold the jacket—it turns into a poster-size map for them to use for drawing and creating.
