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On the Map - A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks (Paperback) Loot Price: R583
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On the Map - A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks (Paperback): Simon Garfield

On the Map - A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks (Paperback)

Simon Garfield

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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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Imprint: Avery Publishing Group
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2013
First published: November 2013
Authors: Simon Garfield
Dimensions: 208 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 978-1-59240-780-4
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography
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LSN: 1-59240-780-3
Barcode: 9781592407804

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