Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps

Name: Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps
ISBN: 9780718181147

بواسطة Martin Vargic

4/5

(28 الأصوات)

نشرت لأول مرة: 2015
الناشرون: HarperCollins Publishers
المواد الدراسيه: Maps
لغة: English

This book is pretty disappointing. The mapmaking is pretty (the borders are a little busy for my taste, but ymmv), sure, but that's all it has going for it.

Fascinating look at world demographics, translated into graphic maps. There are some humorous takes on how folks perceive foreign regions and curious (and disturbing) maps of where the most obese, or most dangerous drivers, or something else tend to cluster.

A compilation of thematic maps (showing world train use, beer consumption etc.), amusing, entertaining and sobering overlays (for stereotypes, paranormal activity and disasters respectively), and original map-like word clouds displaying 'the internet' and 'gaming' and 'sports', plus other errata and infills that one could spend hours with a magnifying glass going over.

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