Legendary Routes of the World: A Pop-Up Book - Hardcover

Verhille, Alexandre; Tavernier, Sarah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 389955759X ISBN 13: 9783899557596

Publisher: gestalten, 2015

Synopsis

Legendary Routes of the World takes its readers on a splendid popup journey through some of the planet’s most famous itineraries. It includes the pioneeringAéropostale, which was the first French airborne mail delivery system that connected France with South America; the transatlantic single-handed yacht race dubbed the Rhum Route; the Silk Road connecting the Asian continent’seast and west through trade; Route 66 in the United States, which is ingrained in popular culture as the setting for countless travel narratives; and the impressivelunar expedition of 1969. Each one of these legendary routes is inventively presented as a double-page pop-up spread accompanied by interesting anecdotesand information. This is avisually striking gift book whoseclever engineering and iconicillustrations inspire wonder inboth children and adults.

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From the Back Cover

Legendary Routes of the World takes its readers on a splendid pop-up journey through some of the planet's most famous itineraries. It includes the pioneering Aéropostale, which was the first French airborne mail delivery system that connected France with South America; the transatlantic single-handed yacht race dubbed the Rhum Route; the Silk Road connecting the Asian continent's east and west through trade; Route 66 in the United States, which is ingrained in popular culture as the setting for countless travel narratives; and the impressive lunar expedition of 1969.

Edition details

• Publisher: gestalten
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 389955759X
• ISBN 13: 9783899557596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 18