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Around the World in 80 Maps
Sumptuously illustrated with 80 maps from the British Library’s unrivaled collection, this gorgeous book whisks the reader around the globe. Like that of Jules Verne’s famous hero, the journey begins and ends in London, plotting an eastwards route with stop-offs at some of the world’s most fascinating cities and countries. There are extraordinary details to pore over, as well as stories about how and why these maps were made, and by whom. Fascinating snippets explore each place in more depth, revealing its history, famous people, landmarks, wildlife, culture or customs. Helpful fact files provide at-a-glance information to broaden geographical knowledge.
96 pages, Hardcover
Published April 1, 2018
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April 25, 2020
I LOVE the thought behind this book- the page layouts are attractive and creative. The maps are beautiful and fun to look at.
However, they placed a map of Mexico City in the “South America” category. This is remarkably humorous to me, considering this is a book about maps- which give directions. It is also startling that NO ONE caught that grave mistake! (I could see Mexico being in a Latin America category, but this book doesn’t have that category).
However, they placed a map of Mexico City in the “South America” category. This is remarkably humorous to me, considering this is a book about maps- which give directions. It is also startling that NO ONE caught that grave mistake! (I could see Mexico being in a Latin America category, but this book doesn’t have that category).
February 19, 2019
Really really nifty. The maps are beautiful, the facts are fun, and I like the tiny eye-spy game on each page.
September 20, 2019
The British Library has a lot of maps, many of them centuries old. This delightful journey through maps of the world (as represented mostly by European mapmakers) dates each map, tells where or by whom it was made, and what it is a map of. Lots of text boxes or other small bites of information. Includes a map of Dresden Germany (used by Allied bomber pilot during WWII) a map of Scandinavia from 1570, Mount Everest from 1930, a 16th century map of Japan and Korea, even a map of New York City from the 1770's.
What an interesting way to look at 80+ different examples of maps (some examples contain an additional map or two)! Besides the standard information, there are also things to find, current information about the place (Area, population etc), interesting things to know - either about the place, the map or something else. This is the kind of book you can open anywhere and have an interesting few minutes with whatever pages you see, or can devour it one map at a time, searching for the suggested finds - and more! This book would make a great gift - along with a magnifying glass, and I'm showing it to my 9th grade geography teacher!
What an interesting way to look at 80+ different examples of maps (some examples contain an additional map or two)! Besides the standard information, there are also things to find, current information about the place (Area, population etc), interesting things to know - either about the place, the map or something else. This is the kind of book you can open anywhere and have an interesting few minutes with whatever pages you see, or can devour it one map at a time, searching for the suggested finds - and more! This book would make a great gift - along with a magnifying glass, and I'm showing it to my 9th grade geography teacher!
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