Author: Peter BarberPublisher:
ISBN: 9780712350921
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the British Library, London, April 30-Sept. 19, 2010.
Magnificent Maps
Author: Peter BarberPublisher:
ISBN: 9780712350921
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the British Library, London, April 30-Sept. 19, 2010.
The Magnificent Maps Puzzle Book
Author: Philip ParkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780712352994
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The British Library has one of the largest and most impressive cartographic collections in the world, including manuscript maps and atlases, administrative records and plans, large-scale surveys, and digital maps. From this rich resource, 100 fascinating examples ranging from world and city maps, celestial and sea charts, literary and statistical maps, curiosities and fake maps have been selected as the basis for this puzzle book. Each map is faithfully reproduced with a description of its creation and use, followed by details showing areas of particular interest. Readers are asked to scrutinize the maps to answer a series of historical and geographical questions, all the while enjoying new perspectives on the world we live in provided by our eclectic and extensive archive.
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Author: Maddie MortimerPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 198218177X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Lia, her husband, Harry, and their daughter, Iris, are a perfectly balanced family of three with a happy life. But when a devasting diagnosis threatens to derail their lives, the world around them begins to warp and transform, and Lia's carefully hidden secrets come rushing out.
The Marvellous Moon Map
Author: Teresa HeapyPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448198356
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"I've got you, and you've got me - so we'll be all right" . . . One day, adventurous Mouse sets off to find the moon with his Marvellous Moon Map, leaving his worried friend Bear behind. But as the Woods get darker, and the weather gets worse, Mouse soon realizes that he needs more than just the Moon Map to find his way . . . An emotional and atmospheric tale of true friendship, beautifully told by Teresa Heapy with stunning illustrations from Waterstones-Prizewinning David Litchfield
Map Stories
Author: Francisca MatteoliPublisher: Ilex Press
ISBN: 9781781573778
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Through this magnificent collection of historical maps, travel writer Francisca Mattéoli takes us on a geographical adventure, telling the stories of twenty places and voyages that inspired her and the creation of these fascinating charts. Discover some of the world's most magical places and how they revealed themselves, from the lost trails of the first colonies of the American West to Amundsen's exploration of the South Pole, and the rediscoveries of Petra and Angkor Wat. This unexpected volume will let the curious mind roam the contours of the planet, and discover how the world we know today was made, and un-made.
Magnolia's Magnificent Map
Author: Lauren BradshawPublisher: Cameron
ISBN: 9781944903121
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Magnolia the bunny explores the walnut grove, looking for a special place that will complete her map.
Catalogue of Rare Maps of America from the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries
Author: Museum Book StorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Catalogue of the Choicer Portion of the Magnificent Library
Author: Catalogue of the Choicer Portion of the Magnificent Library Formed by M. Guglielmo Libri ... which Will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson ... on Monday, 1st of August, 1859 ...
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biblioteques privades
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Author: Guillaume Libri