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Pour ce quatrième volume de la collection, Travis Elborough a repris la route en quête de lieux disparus, évanouis, volatilisés – en tout ou parties. On le suit classiquement à Alexandrie, Tombouctou ou Venise, mais aussi sur les pentes des glaciers du Montana, sur les rives du Danube, le long de la rivière souterraine de Londres, jusqu’aux confins de l’Inde, de la Libye,(...)
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September 2022
Atlas des lieux disparus : À la découverte des vestiges du monde
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Pour ce quatrième volume de la collection, Travis Elborough a repris la route en quête de lieux disparus, évanouis, volatilisés – en tout ou parties. On le suit classiquement à Alexandrie, Tombouctou ou Venise, mais aussi sur les pentes des glaciers du Montana, sur les rives du Danube, le long de la rivière souterraine de Londres, jusqu’aux confins de l’Inde, de la Libye, de la Colombie, de la Chine ou de la Jamaïque. Chemin faisant, il redonne aux lieux visités leur visage d’antan. Photographies et cartes – signées Martin Brown – révèlent alors les merveilles du passé et les comparent aux vestiges du présent.
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L'île aux démons
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L'île aux Démons, la mer de Verrazano, les cités de Norumbega et de Cibola ou encore le lac de Conibas ont ceci en commun : ils n'existent pas. Pourtant, ces lieux ont longtemps été représentés sur les cartes géographiques de l'Amérique du Nord et décrits dans les textes qui les accompagnent. Comment ces mirages cartographiques ont-il pu apparaître et persister aussi(...)
L'île aux démons
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L'île aux Démons, la mer de Verrazano, les cités de Norumbega et de Cibola ou encore le lac de Conibas ont ceci en commun : ils n'existent pas. Pourtant, ces lieux ont longtemps été représentés sur les cartes géographiques de l'Amérique du Nord et décrits dans les textes qui les accompagnent. Comment ces mirages cartographiques ont-il pu apparaître et persister aussi longtemps? Alban Berson, cartothécaire à Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, nous conduit dans l'atelier d'un graveur vénitien, dans la mâture d'une caraque normande d'où un marin fourbu aperçoit une promesse, dans le sillage funeste d'un conquistador, près d'un village autochtone où un homme trace pour la première fois sur du papier l'image qu'il se fait de son monde.
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Maps are magical. Every graphic, like every story, has a point of view, and New York is rife with mapmaking possibilities, thick with mythology, and glutted with history. "You are here: NYC" assembles some two hundred maps charting every inch and facet of the five boroughs, depicting New Yorks of past and present, and a city that never was. "A nightclub map of Harlem"(...)
You are here : NYC mapping the soul of a city
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Maps are magical. Every graphic, like every story, has a point of view, and New York is rife with mapmaking possibilities, thick with mythology, and glutted with history. "You are here: NYC" assembles some two hundred maps charting every inch and facet of the five boroughs, depicting New Yorks of past and present, and a city that never was. "A nightclub map of Harlem" traces a boozy night from the Radium and the Cotton Club to the Savoy and then the Lafayette; "Wonders of New York" pinpoints three hundred sites of interest, including the alleged location of Captain Kidd's buried treasure; the Ghostbusters subway map plots the route from Astral Projections Place to Stay Puft Street; and a rejected proposal of ornate topiaries illustrates a Central Park that might have been. This sequel to the best-selling You Are Here includes original essays by Bob Mankoff, Maria Popova, Sarah Boxer, and Rebecca Cooper, among others.
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''Nonstop Metropolis'', the culminating volume in a trilogy of atlases, conveys innumerable unbound experiences of New York City through twenty-six imaginative maps and informative essays. Bringing together the insights of dozens of experts—from linguists to music historians, ethnographers, urbanists, and environmental journalists—amplified by cartographers, artists, and(...)
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October 2016
Nonstop metropolis: a New York City atlas
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''Nonstop Metropolis'', the culminating volume in a trilogy of atlases, conveys innumerable unbound experiences of New York City through twenty-six imaginative maps and informative essays. Bringing together the insights of dozens of experts—from linguists to music historians, ethnographers, urbanists, and environmental journalists—amplified by cartographers, artists, and photographers, it explores all five boroughs of New York City and parts of nearby New Jersey. We are invited to travel through Manhattan’s playgrounds, from polyglot Queens to many-faceted Brooklyn, and from the resilient Bronx to the mystical kung fu hip-hop mecca of Staten Island.
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It is perhaps the eighth wonder of our world that despite modern mapping and satellite photography our planet continues to surprise us. Hidden lairs beneath layers of rock, forgotten cities rising out of deserted lands and even mankind's own feats of engineering eccentricity lie in the most unusual of destinations. Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and(...)
Atlas of improbable places: a journey to the world's most unusual corners
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It is perhaps the eighth wonder of our world that despite modern mapping and satellite photography our planet continues to surprise us. Hidden lairs beneath layers of rock, forgotten cities rising out of deserted lands and even mankind's own feats of engineering eccentricity lie in the most unusual of destinations. Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre, the beautiful and estranged. Taking in the defiant relics of ancient cities such as Ani, a once thriving metropolis lost to conquered lands, and the church tower of San Juan Parangaricuto, that miraculously stands as the sole survivor of a town sunk by lava. Through the labyrinths of Berlin and Beijing - underground realms dug for refuge, espionage and even, as Canada's Moose Jaw, used as the playground for gangsters trading liquor and money over cards. Never forgetting the freaks and wonders of nature's own unusual masterpieces: the magical underground river shaped like a dragon's mouth in the Philippines and the floating world of Palmerston. With beautiful maps and stunning photography illustrating each destination, Atlas of Improbable Places is a fascinating voyage to the world's most incredible destinations. As the Island of Dolls and the hauntingly titled Door to Hell - an inextinguishable fire pit - attest, mystery is never far away. The truths and myths behind their creation are as varied as the destinations themselves. Standing as symbols of worship, testaments to kingships or even the strange and wonderful traditions of old and new, these curious places are not just extraordinary sights but reflections on man's own relationship with the world around us
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Subjective atlas of Kaunas
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Between 1919 and 1940, Kaunas served as Lithuania’s temporary capital, triggering a massive boom in construction that greatly increased its urban area. For this instalment of the Subjective Atlas series, a group of almost 40 creative residents mapped the contemporary identity of Kaunas through their personal interests, experiences, and domesticity, visualising the(...)
Subjective atlas of Kaunas
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Between 1919 and 1940, Kaunas served as Lithuania’s temporary capital, triggering a massive boom in construction that greatly increased its urban area. For this instalment of the Subjective Atlas series, a group of almost 40 creative residents mapped the contemporary identity of Kaunas through their personal interests, experiences, and domesticity, visualising the heritage and history of Lithuania’s second-largest city. The book highlights a surprising collection of urban, natural, and everyday spaces and artefacts, inviting readers to reflect on how this material and immaterial modernist heritage is perceived or observed, appreciated or disliked, ignored or associated with.
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Cette étude de l’œuvre du géographe et intellectuel anarchiste est centrée sur sa démarche cartographique, sa volonté d'élaborer une carte de l'ensemble de la Terre, de concevoir ce qu'il appelait un "Grand Globe", suffisamment grand pour que l'on puisse distinguer les traits d'ensemble et de détail des reliefs. Si le projet ne vit pas le jour, il a contribué à renouveler(...)
Les dimensions du monde : Élisée Reclus ou l’intuition cartographique
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Cette étude de l’œuvre du géographe et intellectuel anarchiste est centrée sur sa démarche cartographique, sa volonté d'élaborer une carte de l'ensemble de la Terre, de concevoir ce qu'il appelait un "Grand Globe", suffisamment grand pour que l'on puisse distinguer les traits d'ensemble et de détail des reliefs. Si le projet ne vit pas le jour, il a contribué à renouveler le regard sur le monde.
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Beyond the map: unruly enclaves, ghostly places, emerging lands and our search for new utopias
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In "Beyond the Map", Bonnett presents stories of the world’s most extraordinary spaces—many unmarked on any official map—all of which challenge our assumptions about what we know—or think we know—about our world. As cultural, religious and political boundaries ebb and flow with each passing day, traditional maps unravel and fragment. With the same adventurous spirit he(...)
Beyond the map: unruly enclaves, ghostly places, emerging lands and our search for new utopias
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In "Beyond the Map", Bonnett presents stories of the world’s most extraordinary spaces—many unmarked on any official map—all of which challenge our assumptions about what we know—or think we know—about our world. As cultural, religious and political boundaries ebb and flow with each passing day, traditional maps unravel and fragment. With the same adventurous spirit he effused in the acclaimed Unruly Places, Bonnett takes us to thirty-nine incredible spots around the globe to explore these changing boundaries and stimulate our geographical imagination. Some are tied to disruptive contemporary political turbulence, such as the rise of ISIL, Russia’s incursions into Ukraine and the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom. Others explore the secret places not shown on Google Earth or reflect fast-changing landscapes.
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First published in 1991, "How to Lie with Maps" revealed how the choices mapmakers make—consciously or unconsciously—mean that every map inevitably presents only one of many possible stories about the places it depicts. Fully updated for the digital age, this new edition examines the myriad ways that technology offers new opportunities for cartographic mischief,(...)
How to lie with maps, 3rd edition
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First published in 1991, "How to Lie with Maps" revealed how the choices mapmakers make—consciously or unconsciously—mean that every map inevitably presents only one of many possible stories about the places it depicts. Fully updated for the digital age, this new edition examines the myriad ways that technology offers new opportunities for cartographic mischief, deception, and propaganda. While retaining the same brevity, range, and humor as its predecessors, this third edition includes significant updates throughout as well as new chapters on image maps, prohibitive cartography, and online maps. It also includes an expanded section of color images and an updated list of sources for further reading.
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Sean C. Jackson has been illustrating and exploring mazes for his own enjoyment for more than 30 years. Inspired by art, architecture, and the natural world, his colorfully detailed mazes offer imaginative and meditative journeys through village streets, garden vistas, island habitats, castle grounds, scenic towns, and gravity-defying surreal situations—each encouraging(...)
From here to there : a book of mazes to wander and explore
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Sean C. Jackson has been illustrating and exploring mazes for his own enjoyment for more than 30 years. Inspired by art, architecture, and the natural world, his colorfully detailed mazes offer imaginative and meditative journeys through village streets, garden vistas, island habitats, castle grounds, scenic towns, and gravity-defying surreal situations—each encouraging the mind to wander while following the paths. This large-format collection features nearly 50 absorbing single-page and full-spread mazes, sequenced with increasing complexity, and includes inventive bonuses such as mazes with two paths to follow and a maze that runs on the inside covers from front to back. Solutions are provided, but for those seeking mindful activity or hours of puzzle decoding entertainment, getting there will be half the fun.
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