On the map : a mind-expanding exploration of the way the world looks / Simon Garfield.
| Author/creator | Garfield, Simon |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, N.Y. : Gotham Books, ©2013. |
| Description | 464 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | For the love of maps : foreword / by Dava Sobel -- Introduction : the map that wrote itself -- What great minds knew -- The men who sold the world -- The world takes shape -- Venice, China and a trip to the moon -- The mystery of Vinland -- Welcome to Amerigo -- What's the good of Mercator? -- The world in a book -- Mapping a cittee (without forder troble) -- Six increasingly coordinated tales of the Ordnance Survey -- The legendary mountains of Kong -- The opening of America and the gridding of Manhattan -- Cholera and the map that stopped it -- "X" marks the spot : Treasure island -- The worst journey in the world to the last place to be mapped -- Maps in all our hands : a brief history of the guidebook -- Casablanca, Harry Potter and where Jennifer Aniston lives -- How to make a very big globe -- The biggest map dealer, the biggest map thief -- Driving into lakes : how GPS put the world in a box -- Pass go and proceed directly to Skyrim -- Mapping the brain -- Epilogue : the instant, always-on, me-mapping of everywhere. |
| Abstract | Examines the pivotal relationship between mapping and civilization, demonstrating the unique ways that maps relate and realign history, and shares engaging cartography stories and map lore. |
| General note | Col. maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 446-448) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781592407798 |
| ISBN | 159240779X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GA203 .G37 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |