Map addict : a tale of obsession, fudge & the Ordnance Survey
Parker, Mike2010
Book
Maps not only show the world, they help it turn. On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: checking the A-Z, the road atlas or the Sat Nav, scanning the tube or bus map, a quick Google online or hours wasted flying over a virtual Earth, navigating a way around a shopping centre, watching the weather forecast, planning a walk or a trip, catching up on the news, booking a holiday or hotel. Maps pepper logos, advertisements, illustrations, books, web pages and newspaper and magazine articles: they are a cipher for every area of human existence. At a stroke, they convey precise information about topography, layout, history, politics and power. They are the unsung heroes of life: Map Addict sings their song. There are some fine, dry tomes out there about the history and development of cartography: this is not one of them. Map Addict mixes wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, unearthing the offbeat, the unusual and the downright pedantic in a celebration of all things maps.
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Author:
Imprint:
London : Collins, 2010, c2009.
Collation:
330 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published: 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780007351572
Dewey class:
912
Language:
English
BRN:
18976
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