Magnificent Maps
Author: Peter Barber
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780712350921
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished on the occasion of the exhibition at the British Library, London, April 30-Sept. 19, 2010.
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The Magnificent Maps Puzzle Book
Author: Philip Parker
Publisher:
Published: 2020-04
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780712352994
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe British Library has one of the largest and most impressive cartographic collections in the world, including manuscript maps and atlases, administrative records and plans, large-scale surveys, and digital maps. From this rich resource, 100 fascinating examples ranging from world and city maps, celestial and sea charts, literary and statistical maps, curiosities and fake maps have been selected as the basis for this puzzle book. Each map is faithfully reproduced with a description of its creation and use, followed by details showing areas of particular interest. Readers are asked to scrutinize the maps to answer a series of historical and geographical questions, all the while enjoying new perspectives on the world we live in provided by our eclectic and extensive archive.
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Author: Maddie Mortimer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-06-28
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 198218177X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLia, her husband, Harry, and their daughter, Iris, are a perfectly balanced family of three with a happy life. But when a devasting diagnosis threatens to derail their lives, the world around them begins to warp and transform, and Lia's carefully hidden secrets come rushing out.
The Marvellous Moon Map
Author: Teresa Heapy
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2017-10-05
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1448198356
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"I've got you, and you've got me - so we'll be all right" . . . One day, adventurous Mouse sets off to find the moon with his Marvellous Moon Map, leaving his worried friend Bear behind. But as the Woods get darker, and the weather gets worse, Mouse soon realizes that he needs more than just the Moon Map to find his way . . . An emotional and atmospheric tale of true friendship, beautifully told by Teresa Heapy with stunning illustrations from Waterstones-Prizewinning David Litchfield
Magnolia's Magnificent Map
Author: Lauren Bradshaw
Publisher: Cameron
Published: 2018-05-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781944903121
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMagnolia the bunny explores the walnut grove, looking for a special place that will complete her map.
Great Maps
Author: Jerry Brotton
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-09-01
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1465435611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe whole world is mapped out for your viewing pleasure in this captivating compendium, ranging from past to present through diverse themes of transport and technology to discoveries and development. Covering the classical maps of the ancient world and traveling through time to reach Google Earth in the 21st century, this unprecedented history of more than 60 maps opens up our planet as never before. Great Maps showcases early Medieval maps like including mappae mundi; iconic transport maps such as the London Underground; important travel maps including Dr. Livingstone's version of Africa; maps of natural wonders such as the ocean floor; and momentous moments including the marks on the Moon left by the lunar landings. There are maps that show the way to heaven, depict lands with no sunshine, and the mysterious home of "the people with no bowels" on this mind-blowing journey. Much more than just geographical data, maps are an accurate reflection of the culture and context of different time frames in history. British historian Jerry Brotton tells the amazing secret stories behind many of the most significant maps ever unearthed, revealing key features and innovative techniques in incredible detail. The unique insight into how mapmakers have expressed their world views results in this treasured book that makes a welcome addition to any bookshelf or home library.
Metro Maps of the World
Author: Mark Ovenden
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Map Book
Author: Peter Barber
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 0802714749
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChronicles the historical development of maps and mapping from the Bronze Age to the present, collecting some 175 maps spanning ten millennia that represent the progress of civilization and technology, from military plans that depict enemy positions, to the famed London Underground layout, to the digitally enhanced renderings of today.
Mapping America
Author: Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Publisher: Apollo Publishers
Published: 2021-06-15
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 1948062771
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the exploration and birth of America is told afresh through the unique prism of hand-colored maps and engravings of the period. Before photography and television, it was printed and hand-colored maps that brought home the thrill of undiscovered lands and the possibilities of exploration, while guiding armies on all sides through the Indian Wars and the clashes of the American Revolution. Only by looking through the prism of these maps, can we truly understand how and why America developed the way it did. Mapping America illuminates with scene-setting text and more than 150 color images—from the exotic and fanciful maps of Renaissance explorers to the magnificent maps of the Golden Age and the thrilling battle-maps and charts of the American Revolutionary War, in addition to paintings from the masters of eighteenth century art, scores of photographs, and detailed diagrams. In total, this informative and lushly illustrated volume developed by rare maps collector Neal Asbury, host of “Neal Asbury’s Made in America,” and National Geographic historian Jean-Pierre Isbouts offers a new and immersive look at the ambition, the struggle, and the glory that attended and defined the exploration and making of America.
Antarctic Atlas
Author: Peter Fretwell
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2020-11-26
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0141995610
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ESTWA AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 One of the least-known places on the planet, the only continent on earth with no indigenous population, Antarctica is a world apart. From a leading cartographer with the British Antarctic Survey, this new collection of maps and data reveals Antarctica as we have never seen it before. This is not just a book of traditional maps. It measures everything from the thickness of ice beneath our feet to the direction of ice flows. It maps volcanic lakes, mountain ranges the size of the Alps and gorges longer than the Grand Canyon, all hidden beneath the ice. It shows us how air bubbles trapped in ice tell us what the earth's atmosphere was like 750,000 years ago, proving the effects of greenhouse gases. Colonies of emperor penguins abound around the coastline, and the journeys of individual seals around the continent and down to the sea bed in search of food have been intricately tracked and mapped. Twenty-nine nations have research stations in Antarctica and their unique architecture is laid out here, along with the challenges of surviving in Antarctica'sunforgiving environment. Antarctica is also the frontier of our fight against climate change. If its ice melts, it will swamp almost every coastal city in the world. Antarctic Atlas illustrates the harsh beauty and magic of this mysterious continent, and shows how, far from being abstract, it has direct relevance to us all.
