An Atlas of Geographical Wonders : From Mountaintops to Riverbeds
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1616898232
ISBN-13
9781616898236
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Imprint
Princeton Architectural Press
Country of Manufacture
CN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 24th, 2019
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
1,816 grams
Dimensions
31.20 x 28.60 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Art treatments & subjectsHistorical maps & atlases
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This is the first book to catalog comparative maps and tableaux that visualize the heights and lengths of the world’s mountains and rivers. Produced predominantly in the nineteenth century, these beautifully rendered maps emerged out of the tide of exploration and scientific developments in measuring techniques. Beginning with the work of explorer Alexander von Humboldt, these historic drawings reveal a world of artistic and imaginative difference. Many of them give way—and with visible joy—to the power of fantasy in a mesmerizing array of realistic and imaginary forms. Most of the maps are from the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection at Stanford University.
This is the first book to catalog comparative maps and tableaux that visualize the heights and lengths of the world''s mountains and rivers. Produced predominantly in the nineteenth century, these beautifully rendered maps emerged out of the tide of exploration and scientific developments in measuring techniques. Beginning with the work of explorer Alexander von Humboldt, these historic drawings reveal a world of artistic and imaginative difference. Many of them give way—and with visible joy—to the power of fantasy in a mesmerizing array of realistic and imaginary forms. Most of the maps are from the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection at Stanford University.
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