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On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
by Garfield, Simon
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1592407803
- ISBN 13
- 9781592407804
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Gotham Books. Very Good+. 2013. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 1592407803 . Shallow crease on front card cover ; A bright, solid book. B&W maps throughout. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 464 pages; "Featuring a foreword by Dava Sobel and packed with fascinating tales of cartographic intrigue, outsize personalities, and amusing “pocket maps” on an array of subjects from how to fold a map to the strangest maps on the Internet, On the Map is a rich historical tapestry infused with Garfield’s signature narrative flair. Map-obsessives and everyone who loved Just My Type will be lining up to join Garfield on his audacious journey through time and around the globe." .
Synopsis
Cartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of Just My Type reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map. Simon Garfield’s Just My Type illuminated the world of fonts and made everyone take a stand on Comic Sans and care about kerning. Now Garfield takes on a subject even dearer to our fanatical human hearts: maps. Imagine a world without maps. How would we travel? Could we own land? What would men and women argue about in cars? Scientists have even suggested that mapping—not language—is what elevated our prehistoric ancestors from ape-dom. Follow the history of maps from the early explorers’ maps and the awe-inspiring medieval Mappa Mundi to Google Maps and the satellite renderings on our smartphones, Garfield explores the unique way that maps relate and realign our history—and reflect the best and worst of what makes us human. Featuring a foreword by Dava Sobel and packed with fascinating tales of cartographic intrigue, outsize personalities, and amusing “pocket maps” on an array of subjects from how to fold a map to the strangest maps on the Internet, On the Map is a rich historical tapestry infused with Garfield’s signature narrative flair. Map-obsessives and everyone who loved Just My Type will be lining up to join Garfield on his audacious journey through time and around the globe.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21352
- Title
- On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
- Author
- Garfield, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1592407803
- ISBN 13
- 9781592407804
- Publisher
- Gotham Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- 1592407803, Cartography, Maps
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Cartography;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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