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Book Synopsis'Stunning...divine' Stephen Fry
‘A fabulous book, good enough to eat with a spoon! Marvellous’ John Lloyd, creator of QI
‘Perfect for the armchair adventurer historian, this is a rich visual exploration of some of the most beautiful charts ever created’ National Geographic
'Introduces us to a whole different way of looking at maps. Great illustrations, most engaging - the author is just a mine of information' Simon Mayo's Books of the YearThe Golden Atlas is a spectacular visual history of exploration and cartography, a treasure chest of adventures from the chronicles of global discovery, illustrated with a selection of the most beautiful maps ever created. The book reveals how the world came to be known, featuring a
magnificent gallery of exceptionally rare hand-coloured antique maps, paintings and engravings, many of which can only be found in the author
Trade Review‘A
fabulous book, good enough to eat with a spoon!
Marvellous.’ -- John Lloyd, creator of QI
‘A
sumptuous new book on the quest to find out where we are, where we’re going and where be dragons.’ * Big Issue *
'This
beautiful book takes 37 great expeditions...accompanied with rare maps of the time, which...illustrate the exploratory urge, or "the extraordinary stories of how the world came to be known". As the author writes, "Maps are
alive with stories." And this
adventuresome volume is too.' * Strong Words *
‘
Perfect for the armchair adventurer historian, this is a rich visual exploration of some of the
most beautiful charts ever created.’ * National Geographic *
