On the Map: Why the World looks the Way it Does.

Garfield. Simon.

ISBN 10: 1846685095 / ISBN 13: 9781846685095

Published by Profile Books Ltd, UK, 2012

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' On the Map' is a witty and irrepressible exploration of where we've been, how we got there and where we're going. The front black board has a bump to the top corner, the text block is lightly tanned with a small mark, and the dust jacket is rippled at the head.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Map: Why the World looks the Way it Does.
• Publisher: Profile Books Ltd, UK
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846685095
• ISBN 13: 9781846685095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Maps fascinate us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories.

From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history, with pocket maps of dragons, Mars, murders and more, with plenty of illustrations and prints to signpost the route. His compelling narratives range from the quest to create the perfect globe to the challenges of mapping Africa and Antarctica, from spellbinding treasure maps to the naming of America, from Ordnance Survey to the mapping of Monopoly and Skyrim, and from rare map dealers to cartographic frauds. En route, there are 'pocket map' tales on dragons and undergrounds, a nineteenth century murder map, the research conducted on the different ways that men and women approach a map, and an explanation of the curious long-term cartographic role played by animals.

On The Map is a witty and irrepressible examination of where we've been, how we got there and where we're going.

"Delightful. If maps be the fuel of wanderlust, read on." From the foreword by Dava Sobel, author of Longitude.

About the Author

Simon Garfield is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed books of non-fiction, including the international bestseller, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts, and a trilogy of edited diaries from the Mass Observation Archive, which includes the bestselling Our Hidden Lives. He lives in London and St Ives, with old maps lining the walls.