Mapping England shows, through a series of compelling maps
- both historic & contemporary
- how England has scrutinized itself,

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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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Naval operations & warfare were, & remain, a key element for mapping. Maps were vital for commanders in drawing up plans of attack, & their detail & usefulness have increased over the centuries as the science of mapping has developed. This beautiful book examines stunning original maps from a series of key conflicts from the Spanish Armada, the American Wars of Independence, & the Napoleonic wars to twentieth century conflicts from the First World War to Vietnam, & explains how they were represented through mapping & how the maps produced helped naval commanders to plan their strategy. ...

An intriguing & fanciful overview [
- ] From the 150 images, a reader can glean details about history, topography, development,
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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. ...

William Shakespeare`s lifetime (1564-1616) spanned the reigns of the last of the Tudors, Elizabeth I & the first of the Stuart kings, James I & the changing times & political mores of the time were reflected through his plays. This beautiful new book looks at the England in which Shakespeare worked through maps & illustrations that reveal the way that he & his contemporaries saw their land & their place in the world. It also explores the locations of his plays & looks at the possible inspirations for these & why Shakespeare would have chosen to set his stories there. ...

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. ...