On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks

Author:	Garfield, Simon Sobel, Dava
Binding:	Paperback
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ISBN:	9781592407804
Publisher:	Gotham
Language:	English
Page Count:	464
Publication Date:	11/5/2013
Size:	8.31" l x 5.44" w x 1.24"
Series:	N/A

Category	Subject
Reference	General
Reference	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.