Atlas Of Imagined Places by Matt Brown, Rhys Davies
$50.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
From Stephen King's Salem's Lot to superhero Wakanda, from Lilliput of Gulliver's Travels to Springfield in The Simpsons, a wondrous atlas of imagined places around the world. Locations from film, tv, literature, myths, comics and video games are plotted in a series of beautiful vintage-looking maps.The ...Show more
History of War in Maps by Philip Parker
$58.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
From the moment towns and cities arose, the struggle for land, resources and power has turned to violence. Almost from the start, maps have been an essential part of planning and waging war. History of War in Maps gives a unique visual representation of the development of warfare and the maps that have ...Show more
History of World Trade in Maps by Philip Parker
$53.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
Trade is the lifeblood of nations. It has provided vital goods and wealth to countries and merchants from the ancient Egyptians who went in search of gold and ivory to their 21st-century equivalents trading high-tech electronic equipment from the Far East .In this beautiful book, more than 70 maps give ...Show more
Brilliant Maps: An Atlas for Curious Minds by Ian Wright
$36.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
See the world anew with this unique and beautifully designed infographic atlas. WITH A FOREWORD BY TIM HARFORD Which nations have North Korean embassies? Which region has the highest number of death metal bands per capita? How many countries have bigger economies than California? Who drives on the 'wron ...Show more
Living in the Endless City by Ricky Burdett (Editor); Deyan Sudjic (Editor)
$79.95 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
The companion of Phaidon's popular The Endless City, Living in the Endless City will add the cities of Mumbai, Sao Paulo and Istanbul to the six cities of the first volume with the same mix of compelling photographs, in-depth and beautifully presented data, and smart writing by global thinkers. Each ci ...Show more
Atlas of the Invisible: Maps & Graphics That Will Change How You See the World by James Cheshire, Oliver Uberti
$45.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
An unprecedented portrait of the hidden patterns in human society - visualised through the world of dataHumans create data with nearly everything we do. This world of information is invisible, but it shapes society in profound ways. In Atlas of the Invisible, award-winning geographer-designer team Jame ...Show more
Nowherelands An Atlas of Vanished Countries 1840 - 1970 by Bjorn Berge
$35.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
These are the stories of fifty countries that once existed but have now have been erased from the map. Varying vastly in size and shape, location and longevity, they are united by one fact: all of them endured long enough to issue their own stamps. Some of their names, such as Biafra or New Brunswick, ...Show more
Charles Booth's London Poverty Maps by Iain Sinclair & LSE
$100.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
From 1886 to 1903, passionate social reformer Charles Booth (1840-1916) conducted a landmark survey of the life and labour of the poor of London, which resulted in the finding that 35% of Londoners were living in abject poverty. This shocking statistic is brought to life by the hundreds of interviews wi ...Show more
World War II: Infographics by Jean Lopez, Vincent Bernard, Nicholas Aubin, Nicolas Guillerat
$40.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
The mass of available data about World War II has never been as large as it is now, yet it has become increasingly complicated to interpret it in a meaningful way. Packed with cleverly designed graphics, charts and diagrams, World War II: Infographics offers a new approach by telling the story of the co ...Show more
Murder Maps - Crime Scenes Revisited. Phrenology to Fingerprint. 1811-1911 by Drew Gray
$50.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
Elegant period maps and compelling crime analysis illuminate this disquieting volume, which reexamines the most captivating and intriguing homicides of the nineteenth century.Organized geographically, the elements of each murder--from the prior movements of both killer and victim to the eventual locatio ...Show more
STRATA: William Smith’s Geological Maps by Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Contribution by); Robert Macfarlane (Foreword by)
$100.00 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
This comprehensive evaluation showcases Smith's 1815 hand-coloured map, A Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland, displayed in its original 15 sheets with explanatory colour key. The introduction traces Smith's early career as a surveyor and engineer, and clarifies his pur ...Show more
Map As Art by Katharine Harmon
$59.50 AUD
Category: Books about Maps
This volume by Harmon, author of the bestselling book "You Are Here," extends that book's celebration of mapmaking to the world of artists' maps. Harmon collects 360 colorful, map-related artistic visions by well-known artists.