{"product_id":"on-the-map-a-mind-expanding-exploration-of-the-way-the-world-looks-paperback","title":"On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Garfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eJust My Type \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the fascinating relationship between man and map.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Garfield's \u003ci\u003eJust My Type \u003c\/i\u003eilluminated the world of fonts and made everyone take a stand on Comic Sans and care about kerning. Now Garfield takes on a subject even dearer to our fanatical human hearts: maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a world without maps. How would we travel? Could we own land? What would men and women argue about in cars? Scientists have even suggested that mapping--not language--is what elevated our prehistoric ancestors from ape-dom. Follow the history of maps from the early explorers' maps and the awe-inspiring medieval Mappa Mundi to Google Maps and the satellite renderings on our smartphones, Garfield explores the unique way that maps relate and realign our history--and reflect the best and worst of what makes us human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a foreword by Dava Sobel and packed with fascinating tales of cartographic intrigue, outsize personalities, and amusing \"pocket maps\" on an array of subjects from how to fold a map to the strangest maps on the Internet, \u003ci\u003eOn the Map \u003c\/i\u003eis a rich historical tapestry infused with Garfield's signature narrative flair. Map-obsessives and everyone who loved \u003ci\u003eJust My Type \u003c\/i\u003ewill be lining up to join Garfield on his audacious journey through time and around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Garfield is the author of fourteen acclaimed books of nonfiction including \u003ci\u003eJust My Type\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London and St. Ives, Cornwall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 466\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978191372589,"sku":"9781592407804","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/nF4Ubf_FM-9781592407804.webp?v=1775800932","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/on-the-map-a-mind-expanding-exploration-of-the-way-the-world-looks-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}