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Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities Paperback – October 29, 2009
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Spanning many centuries, all continents, and the realms of outer space and the imagination, this collection of 138 unique graphics combines beautiful full-color illustrations with quirky statistics and smart social commentary. The result is a distinctive illustrated guide to the world. Categories of cartographic curiosities include: ? Literary Creations, featuring a map of Thomas More?s Utopia and the world of George Orwell?s 1984
? Cartographic Misconceptions, such as a lavish seventeenthcentury map depicting California as an island
? Political Parody, containing the ?Jesusland map? and other humorous takes on voter profiles
? Whatchamacallit, including a map of the area codes for regions where the rapper Ludacris sings about having ?hoes?
? Obscure Proposals, capturing Thomas Jefferson?s vision for dividing the Northwest Territory into ten states with names such as Polypotamia and Assenisipia
? Fantastic Maps, with a depiction of what the globe might look like if the sea and land were inverted
The Strange Maps blog has been named by GeekDad Blog on Wired.com ?one of the more unusual and unique sites seen on the Web that doesn?t sell anything or promote an agenda? and it?s currently ranked #423 on Technorati?s Top 500 Blogs.
Brimming with trivia, deadpan humor, and idiosyncratic lore, Strange Maps is a fascinating tour of all things weird and wonderful in the world of cartography.
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAvery
- Publication dateOctober 29, 2009
- Dimensions11.04 x 0.73 x 9.48 inches
- ISBN-109780142005255
- ISBN-13978-0142005255
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- ASIN : 0142005258
- Publisher : Avery; Illustrated edition (October 29, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780142005255
- ISBN-13 : 978-0142005255
- Item Weight : 2.52 pounds
- Dimensions : 11.04 x 0.73 x 9.48 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #812,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #92 in Cartography
- #171 in World Atlases & Maps (Books)
- #1,052 in Maps (Books)
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Customers find the maps interesting, artistic, and historical. They also describe the book as entertaining and educational, with nice large photos and uncluttered text.
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Customers find the content interesting, imaginative, and fun to look at. They also say the book has several good maps and bits of interesting info.
"...There are so many different kinds of maps from everything you could imagine. Definitely a win for any map or history or literature lover" Read more
"...It makes a great coffee table book and is fun to look at. It is educational and interesting - not as textbooky as some other info-graphic books are." Read more
"A great collection of odd maps of real and imagined spaces...." Read more
"...Some are historical, some fantastic, some artistic, some political, some...well just weird...." Read more
Customers find the book entertaining and educational, making it a perfect gift for map lovers.
"This is a fun book just to breeze through and see everything from the ridiculous to the sublime...." Read more
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Customers appreciate the large photos and uncluttered text in the book.
"Great book with lots of pictures and great information. Got this for my brother who is studying GIS...." Read more
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Erstaunlich, was allen in Karten dargestellt werden kann.
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