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Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1910164437 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781910164433 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond Maps and Atlases by :
In this new body of work. Beyond maps and atlases, Bertien van Manen turns to Ireland. Van Manen says, At first, working in Ireland I wasn't sure what I was looking for. My husband had died. I dispensed with the people and reflected on the atmosphere. I was guided by a feeling and a search, a longing for some kind of meaning in a place of myths and legends. There was mystery and endlessness at the edge of a land beyond which is nothing but a vast expanse. where can it be found again? An elswhere world, beyond maps and atlases. Where all is woven into and of itself, like a nest of crosshatched grass blades Seamus heaney Van Manen rolled into photography almost by accident, taking pictures of her children with an old camera. As her work became more public she was soon drafted into the world of fashion photography. In 1977 she tired of the industry, and on discovering the documentary photograpy of Robert Frank and Josef Koudelka, van Manen began to explore the developing relationship between herself and her subjects, keeping a closeness and developing a personal, organic style of photography. Recent works include Easter and Oak Trees (MACK, 2013) and Moonshine (MACK, 2014).
Author |
: Adam Dant |
Publisher |
: Chronicle Books |
Total Pages |
: 132 |
Release |
: 2018-10-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781452149738 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1452149739 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Living Maps by : Adam Dant
Venture to twenty-eight cities around the world in this colorfully illustrated collection of maps that take you on a journey through history, culture, and geography. On each page, you’ll visit a different city. And in each city, you’ll explore the metaphorical resonance between the physical metropolis and its inhabitants, history, and culture. In the hands of a creative cartographer, Manhattan is dissected in an anatomical diagram, the streets of Monaco trace the form of a Picasso nude, and the crisscrossing paths of boats on the Bosphorus become the nerves of Istanbul. Travel as you never have traveled before, and revel in the details that define urban life. By laying bare the bone, muscle, and sinew of twenty-eight cities, these maps reveal the unique spirit of each one and shed light on the strange and marvelous ways in which humans interact with the places they call home. Witty and insightful, this book will capture the imaginations of travelers, map enthusiasts, history buffs, and dreamers.
Author |
: John Davies |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 249 |
Release |
: 2017-10-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226389608 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022638960X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Red Atlas by : John Davies
The “utterly fascinating” untold story of Soviet Russia’s global military mapping program—featuring many of the surprising maps that resulted (Marina Lewycka, author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian). From 1950 to 1990, the Soviet Army conducted a global topographic mapping program, creating large-scale maps for much of the world that included a diversity of detail that would have supported a full range of military planning. For big cities like New York, Washington, D.C., and London to towns like Pontiac, MI, and Galveston, TX, the Soviets gathered enough information to create street-level maps. The information on these maps ranged from the locations of factories and ports to building heights, road widths, and bridge capacities. Some of the detail suggests early satellite technology, while other specifics, like detailed depictions of depths and channels around rivers and harbors, could only have been gained by Soviet spies on the ground. The Red Atlas includes over 350 extracts from these incredible Cold War maps, exploring their provenance and cartographic techniques as well as what they can tell us about their makers and the Soviet initiatives that were going on all around us.
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: National Geographic Maps |
Publisher |
: National Geographic Maps |
Total Pages |
: 144 |
Release |
: 2012-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1597755222 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781597755221 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Florida Recreation Atlas by : National Geographic Maps
The new National Geographic Benchmark Recreation Atlases are an ideal recreation resource complete with accurate, detailed topographic maps. They contain a wealth of robust travel information, including campground locations, state park maps, sports and activity destinations, museums, hunting and fishing information, historic sites and even climate details. Every feature is clearly labelled, field-checked and verified, and everything is organised for convenience and intuitive ease-of-use. The books feature a double laminated cover to prevent wear and tear. Scale : 1:200,000 Flat Size : 381 x 254 mm.
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: American Map |
Publisher |
: American Map |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0841628467 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780841628465 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Road Atlas, United States by : American Map
Covering just the United States in a larger scale for easier reading, this road atlas utilises digital cartography to present large-scale, up-to-date maps. Each map includes details of climate and terrain, as well as some of the featured area's attractions.
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: Jonathan Waterman |
Publisher |
: National Geographic Society |
Total Pages |
: 436 |
Release |
: 2019 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781426220579 |
ISBN-13 |
: 142622057X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis National Geographic Atlas of the National Parks by : Jonathan Waterman
Profiling 60 parks--from battlefields to national seashores--administered by the National Park Service, this edition also provides a brief glimpse at 29 additional parks, including the newly created Indiana Sand Dunes.and Dunes.
Author |
: Walter Goffart |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 628 |
Release |
: 2011-04-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226300726 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0226300722 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Historical Atlases by : Walter Goffart
Today we can walk into any well-stocked bookstore or library and find an array of historical atlases. The first thorough review of the source material, Historical Atlases traces how these collections of "maps for history"—maps whose sole purpose was to illustrate some historical moment or scene—came into being. Beginning in the sixteenth century, and continuing down to the late nineteenth, Walter Goffart discusses milestones in the origins of historical atlases as well as individual maps illustrating historical events in alternating, paired chapters. He focuses on maps of the medieval period because the development of maps for history hinged particularly on portrayals of this segment of the postclassical, "modern" past. Goffart concludes the book with a detailed catalogue of more than 700 historical maps and atlases produced from 1570 to 1870. Historical Atlases will immediately take its place as the single most important reference on its subject. Historians of cartography, medievalists, and anyone seriously interested in the role of maps in portraying history will find it invaluable.
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: David Turnbull |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 66 |
Release |
: 1989 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0226817059 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780226817057 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Maps are Territories by : David Turnbull
"The map is not the territory" is a cartographic truism. It means that unless the map is drawn on a mile-to-mile scale and has the same physical characteristics as the territory itself, it cannot be perfectly accurate. But as David Turnbull demonstrates, the map is a metaphor not only for the territory it represents but for the culture that created it. As such, it takes on the meaning of the territory and its importance in that culture. In this ingenious book, Turnbull challenges common assumptions about the nature of cartography. In each of ten "exhibits" he addresses a seemingly basic concept—that a map is be factually accurate, for example, or that its symbols refer to concrete elements of the landscape—and then illustrates its complexities with maps from Western, Asian, and native cultures, from prehistoric to modern times, accompanied by quotations and historical background. The "exhibits" show how different cultures express their relation to the land, and how those differences ultimately define not only territory but also domination—religious, ideological, cultural, and political. An ideal introduction to the concepts of cartography, this book teaches not only how to read maps, but how to read them between the lines.
Author |
: Edward Brooke-Hitching |
Publisher |
: Chronicle Books |
Total Pages |
: 263 |
Release |
: 2018-04-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781452168449 |
ISBN-13 |
: 145216844X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Phantom Atlas by : Edward Brooke-Hitching
Discover the mysteries within ancient maps — Where exploration and mythology meet This richly illustrated book collects and explores the colorful histories behind a striking range of real antique maps that are all in some way a little too good to be true. Mysteries within ancient maps: The Phantom Atlas is a guide to the world not as it is, but as it was imagined to be. It's a world of ghost islands, invisible mountain ranges, mythical civilizations, ship-wrecking beasts, and other fictitious features introduced on maps and atlases through mistakes, misunderstanding, fantasies, and outright lies. Where exploration and mythology meet: Author Edward Brooke-Hitching is a map collector, author, writer for the popular BBC Television program QI and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He lives in a dusty heap of old maps and books in London investigating the places where exploration and mythology meet. Cartography’s greatest phantoms: The Phantom Atlas uses gorgeous atlas images as springboards for tales of deranged buccaneers, seafaring monks, heroes, swindlers, and other amazing stories behind cartography's greatest phantoms. If you are a fan of this popular genre and a reader of books such as Prisoners of Geography, Atlas of Ancient Rome, Atlas Obscura, What If, Book of General Ignorance, or Thing Explainer, your will love The Phantom Atlas
Author |
: Huw Lewis-Jones |
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Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 022659663X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780226596631 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Synopsis The Writer's Map by : Huw Lewis-Jones
"The Writer's Map is an atlas of the journeys that our most creative storytellers have made throughout their lives. This collection encompasses not only the maps that appear in their books but also the many maps that have inspired them, the sketches that they used while writing, and others that simply sparked their curiosity. " -- Publisher's description