On the Map
by Simon Garfield
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG+++/no dj, as issued
- Seller
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Port Washington, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Gotham Books/Penguin, 2013. 1st ed, 1st prntng. Softcover. VG+++/no dj, as issued. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2. Foreword by Dava Sobel. Illus fc, print bc. Clean, unmarked, solid - no creases, no cracks, no dog ears.
Synopsis
Cartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of Just My Type reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map. Simon Garfield’s Just My Type illuminated the world of fonts and made everyone take a stand on Comic Sans and care about kerning. Now Garfield takes on a subject even dearer to our fanatical human hearts: 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. Map-obsessives and everyone who loved Just My Type will be lining up to join Garfield on his audacious journey through time and around the globe.
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Details
- Bookseller
- North Shore Theory Co.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L210113
- Title
- On the Map
- Author
- Simon Garfield
- Illustrator
- Foreword by Dava Sobel
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+++
- Jacket Condition
- no dj, as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed, 1st prntng
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Gotham Books/Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- 8 1/4 x 5 1/2
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About the Seller
North Shore Theory Co.
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Port Washington, New York
About North Shore Theory Co.
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