On the map
a mind-expanding exploration of the way the world looks
On the map
a mind-expanding exploration of the way the world looks
Book - 2013
Examines the pivotal relationship between mapping and civilization, demonstrating the unique ways that maps relate and realign history, and shares engaging cartography stories and map lore.
Сохранить в:
Holdings -
Indian Trail
| Barcode | Status | Material Type | CallNumber |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37413314375033 | Доступно | Non-fiction | 912.09 GARFIEL |
South Hill
| Barcode | Status | Material Type | CallNumber |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37413314375041 | Доступно | Non-fiction | 912.09 GARFIEL |
| Главный автор: | |
|---|---|
| Формат: | |
| Язык: | English |
| Опубликовано: |
New York :
Gotham Books,
c2013.
|
| Предметы: |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000Ka 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 478089 | ||
| 005 | 20130605103600.0 | ||
| 008 | 120608s2013 nyuab b 001 0 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781592407798 | ||
| 020 | |a 159240779X | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)795167619 | ||
| 040 | |a BTCTA |b eng |c BTCTA |d GK8 |d PCX |d WIM |d LEB |d UAG | ||
| 049 | |a UAGA | ||
| 082 | |a 912.09 | ||
| 092 | 0 | |a 912.09 GARFIEL | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Garfield, Simon. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a On the map : |b a mind-expanding exploration of the way the world looks / |c Simon Garfield. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Gotham Books, |c c2013. | ||
| 300 | |a 464 p. : |b ill., maps ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Map on lining pages. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 446-448) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t For the love of maps: Foreword / |r by Dava Sobel -- |t Introduction: the map that wrote itself -- |t What great minds knew -- |t The men who sold the world -- |t The world takes shape -- |t Venice, China and a trip to the moon -- |t The mystery of Vinland -- |t Welcome to Amerigo -- |t What's the good of Mercator? -- |t The world in a book -- |t Mapping a cittee (without forder troble) -- |t Six increasingly coordinated tales of the ordnance survey -- |t The legendary mountains of Kong -- |t The opening of America and the gridding of Manhattan -- |t Cholera and the map that stopped it -- |t "X" marks the spot: Treasure Island -- |t The worst journey in the world to the last place to be mapped -- |t Maps in all our hands: a brief history of the guidebook -- |t Casablanca, Harry Potter and where Jennifer Aniston lives -- |t How to make a very big globe -- |t The biggest map dealer, the biggest map thief -- |t Driving into lakes: how GPS put the world in a box -- |t Pass go and proceed directly to Skyrim -- |t Mapping the brain -- |t Epilogue: the instant, always-on, me-mapping of everywhere. |
| 520 | |a Examines the pivotal relationship between mapping and civilization, demonstrating the unique ways that maps relate and realign history, and shares engaging cartography stories and map lore. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Cartography |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Maps |v Miscellanea. | |
| 998 | |a 2012.12.26 | ||
| 999 | f | f | |i d2e0bee2-eece-5c5e-9acb-1b3fe0230a09 |s a09246fe-dcbb-5a4d-9231-0b9d1af477d2 |t 0 |
| 952 | f | f | |p Standard Circulation |a City of Spokane |b Spokane Public Library |c Branches |d South Hill |t 0 |e 912.09 GARFIEL |h Dewey Decimal classification |i Non-fiction |m 37413314375041 |
| 952 | f | f | |p Standard Circulation |a City of Spokane |b Spokane Public Library |c Branches |d Indian Trail |t 0 |e 912.09 GARFIEL |h Dewey Decimal classification |i Non-fiction |m 37413314375033 |