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On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
by Garfield, Simon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 159240779X
- ISBN 13
- 9781592407798
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Gotham Books, New York, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 464 pages. There is a small remainder mark. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. Cartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of Just My Type reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map. 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. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781592407798. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5574. . 9781592407798
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
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5574
- Title
- On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
- Author
- Garfield, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 159240779X
- ISBN 13
- 9781592407798
- Publisher
- Gotham Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- BZDB137 maps, history, atlas, cartography, History; EAN: 9781592407798 Garfield, Simon On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
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