This unique series gets close up to some amazing areas of our world, & allows readers the opportunity to explore key countries, topographical features & cities in a way that is both engaging & entertaining. In addition, each book highlights significant human, geographical, sporting & economic information. ...

Following on from ” Mapping New York” & ” Mapping London, ” ” Mapping America: Exploring the Continent” takes a similar approach in its presentation, thematically arranging a vivid collection of historic, demographic, cultural & artistic maps to aid the reader on their journey. Featuring four centuries of maps that depict the changing landscape of North America, ” Mapping America” charts the continent through numerous landmark events & uprisings, including the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, & more recent concerns, such as the environment & terrorism. From early maps depicting the country`s colonial beginnings, through to contemporary maps depicting America today, the book presents the reader with a multi-faceted view of the North American physical & cultural landscape; from maps showing the electoral routes of Presidential campaigns, to the diminishing native communities shown in census maps, to maps charting the country`s health statistics. Alongside the historic, geographic, & political, the book also pays particular attention to the artistic & imaginative, documenting America`s rich & descriptive literary & artistic past. The journey taken by Jack Kerouac in the seminal book ” On the Road” is documented in a h&-drawn map, whilst numerous artists known for their interest in cartography will be featured, from the representational to the abstract, including Paula Scher with ” The United States” & Daniel Medina with ” Map Cube World.” Not just for cartography enthusiasts, ” Mapping America: Exploring the Continent” appeals to the general reader, as well as specialists in the areas of geography, art, architecture & design. The book`s breadth of material, with a variety of maps ranging from the historically accurate to the imaginative & entertaining, makes it accessible to all, & a perfect Christmas gift. ...

There are two parts to this history of the British surveys of India. First the author presents a detailed survey of cartographic techniques in the 18th & early 19th centuries & the institutional structures of the East India Company. Then there is an analysis of the importance of mapping to the British Empire, not just to define it spatially but also to give it legitimacy. Draws extensively upon the records of the British East India Company & other primary sources.” There is much to be praised in this book. It is an excellent history of how India came to be painted red in the nineteenth century. But more importantly, mapping an Empire sets a new standard for books that examine a fundamental problem in the history of European imperialism.”
- D Graham Burnett Times Literary Supplement
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Almost thirty years after the Apollo missions, Tranquillity Base, Hadley Rille, or Taurus-Littrow are names still resonant with the enormous achievements represented by the lunar landings. But how did these places get their names? Who named Copernicus crater? Where did all those names on lunar maps come from, & what stimulated their selection? Ewen Whitaker traces the origins & evolution of the present-day systems for naming lunar features such as craters, mountains, valleys & dark spots. The connections between the prehistoric & historic names, & today's gazetteer are clearly described. Beautiful lunar maps spanning four centuries of progress wonderfully illustrate the unfolding of our ability to map the Moon. Rare, early photographs add to the sense of history. Comprehensive appendices & the bibliography make this delightful book a work of lasting reference & scholarship. ...

This unique series gets close up to some amazing areas of our world, & allows readers the opportunity to explore key countries, topographical features & cities in a way that is both engaging & entertaining. In addition, each book highlights significant human, geographical, sporting & economic information. ...

It began five hundred years ago when the very first modern maps of India were drafted. Travellers, wanderers, explorers & traders came overland from the West & carried back tales about the India of their perception. The first maps of India were drawn based on the accounts of these men. When the sea route to India opened, sailors ferried back information about the ports they touched on their way to India. Marine charts of the routes along the ocean coasts & artistic representations of port cities followed. As Europeans came in large numbers to trade & conquer, new territories further inland were mapped. The British surveyed & mapped India under their rule to settle borders, calculate tributes, assess taxes & record defence positions. At the end of the colonial period, once again maps identified the boundary between the new nations of India & Pakistan on maps of the sub-continent. ” Mapping India” presents an overview of important maps that eloquently reflect the changing social & political fortunes of India. These maps speak of the commercial interests & wars that led to the colonisation of India, & show territories the size of countries that were conquered, ceded or controlled through treaties. They also record changed courses of rivers, routes taken by armies, people living in communities in new cities, places where famines occurred, how the highest peak was discovered & named, when native royalty gathered to pay respect to the British Emperor, & the destination to which Mahatma Gandhi marched with his supporters for the salt satyagraha. From the earliest chronicles of India to its post-Independence strides, ” Mapping India” is the story of India recounted through its maps. ...

Over 130 leading lights from different fields artists, architects, writers & designers, geographers, mathematicians, computer pioneers, scientists make sense of exterior & interior worlds through highly personal & imaginative maps & charts. Some have translated scientific data into simplified visual language, while others have condensed vast social, political or natural forms into concise diagrams. Many have reworked existing maps to subvert their original purpose or to present an alternative view of reality. Others play with the maps commitment to truth by plotting invented worlds & charting imaginative flights of fancy. Going further, some offer entirely new kinds of map or even reject the maps claim to bear facts altogether. In the introduction, acclaimed novelist Tom Mc Carthy reflects on the relationship between maps, literature & knowledge, while Hans Ulrich Obrist closes the book by considering the territory of maps from the perspective of the arts & philosophy. ...

For many, a map is nothing more than a tool used to determine the location or distribution of something
- a country, a city,
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In celebration of the 100th edition of the Tour de France in 2013, Mapping Le Tour charts the course of every race route in cycling's most prestigious event, including a special section for this year's Tour de France. With a map of each edition of the Tour de France, along with photographs, text on the history of the race, & lists of the stages, winners & key statistics, Mapping Le Tour is essential for any cycling fan. Each Tour de France race map is accompanied by statistics, including: Race & stage distances Highest point Number of starters & finishers Average speed Jersey winners Twenty of Le Tour's iconic locations
- many of which have featured in the Etape du Tour
- are put under the spotlight, & an extended section on the 2013 race is included, with detailed maps & statistics on each of this year's stages.

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Mapping Le Tour charts the course of every race route in cycling's most prestigious event, including a special section on the 2014 Tour de France. This new paperback edition

Includes:: a map of each edition of the Tour de France, along with photographs, text on the history of the race, & lists of the stages, winners & key statistics, Mapping Le Tour is essential reading for any cycling fan. Each Tour de France race map is accompanied by statistics, including: Race & stage distances Highest point Number of starters & finishers Average speed Jersey winners An extended section on the 2014 race is also included.

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