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Mapmaking fulfills one of our deepest desires: understanding the world around us and our place in it. But maps need not show just continents and oceans: there are maps to heaven and hell ; to happiness and despair ; maps of moods, matrimony, and mythological places. There are maps to popular culture...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Princeton Architectural Press,
[2004], ©2004
New York : c2004 New York : ©2004 New York : 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| Summary: | Mapmaking fulfills one of our deepest desires: understanding the world around us and our place in it. But maps need not show just continents and oceans: there are maps to heaven and hell ; to happiness and despair ; maps of moods, matrimony, and mythological places. There are maps to popular culture, from Gulliver's Island to Gilligan's Island ; speculative maps of the world before it was known ; and maps to secret places known only to the mapmaker. Artists' maps show another kind of uncharted realm: the imagination. What all these maps have in common is their creators' willingness to venture beyond the boundaries of geography or convention. This book is a wide-ranging collection of such superbly inventive maps. There are charts of places you are not expected to find, taking you on a voyage of the mind: an exploration of the ideal country estate from a dog's perspective ; a guide to buried treasure ; a trip down the road to success ; or the imaginary world of an inmate of a mental institution. With over one hundred maps from artists, cartographers and explorers, this book gives the reader a breathtaking view of the world, both real and imaginary.--Cover flap |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm 191 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1568984308 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1568984308 9781568984308 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781568984308 |