Cartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of the
"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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