An Atlas of Geographical Wonders: From Mountaintops to Riverbeds by Palsky, Gilles

An Atlas of Geographical Wonders: From Mountaintops to Riverbeds

This is the first book to catalog comparative maps and tableaux that visualize the heights and lengths...
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Author: Gilles Palsky
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Language: English
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An Atlas of Geographical Wonders: From Mountaintops to Riverbeds by Palsky, Gilles

An Atlas of Geographical Wonders: From Mountaintops to Riverbeds

$701.14

An Atlas of Geographical Wonders: From Mountaintops to Riverbeds

$701.14
Author: Gilles Palsky
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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.

Author: Gilles Palsky, Jean-Marc Besse, Philippe Grand
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 09/24/2019
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.95lbs
Size: 11.70h x 12.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781616898236


Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2020
Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 112

About the Author
Jean-Christophe Bailly teaches the history of landscape formation at the École d'ingénieurs paysagistes (School of Landscape Architecture), Blois, France.

Gilles Palsky is a professor of geography at the University of Paris. He has published a history of statistical cartography of the nineteenth century.

Jean-Marc Besse is director of research at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (UMR Géographie-cités).

Philippe Grand is the author of nine books of poetry and publisher of Fage editions of Lyon, France.

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