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Atlas of the Unexpected

Haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations
BuchGebunden
208 Seiten
Englisch
Quarto Publishing Grouperschienen am06.11.2018
Atlas of the Unexpected is a journey to far-off lands, obscure discoveries and unimaginable locations, with 45 beautiful, unique maps and evocative photography. Take an armchair voyage to places both infamous and unknown that have, often by chance or by haphazard means, been destinations of discovery that make up our world today. Learn about the accidental discovery or Vaseline. Set foot on the aptly named Just Enough Room Island. Chart the royal romance that led shipwrecked lovers to discover the purple rock of Madeira. Follow in the footsteps of a stray goat who led its keeper to uncover lost ancient biblical scrolls. These are the world's most wondrous, improbable and - most of all - unexpected of places."Travis Elborough writes about a wide range of subjects with originality, learning and charm. Atlas of the Unexpected...is seductively beautiful: an inspiring, dream-inducing guide to almost four dozen "haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations"..." David Kynaston, New Statesman - 'best books of 2018' Also in the Unexpected Atlas series: Atlas of Untamed Places, Atlas of Improbable Places, Atlas of Vanishing Places.mehr
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KlappentextAtlas of the Unexpected is a journey to far-off lands, obscure discoveries and unimaginable locations, with 45 beautiful, unique maps and evocative photography. Take an armchair voyage to places both infamous and unknown that have, often by chance or by haphazard means, been destinations of discovery that make up our world today. Learn about the accidental discovery or Vaseline. Set foot on the aptly named Just Enough Room Island. Chart the royal romance that led shipwrecked lovers to discover the purple rock of Madeira. Follow in the footsteps of a stray goat who led its keeper to uncover lost ancient biblical scrolls. These are the world's most wondrous, improbable and - most of all - unexpected of places."Travis Elborough writes about a wide range of subjects with originality, learning and charm. Atlas of the Unexpected...is seductively beautiful: an inspiring, dream-inducing guide to almost four dozen "haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations"..." David Kynaston, New Statesman - 'best books of 2018' Also in the Unexpected Atlas series: Atlas of Untamed Places, Atlas of Improbable Places, Atlas of Vanishing Places.
ZusammenfassungIn 45 beautiful, unique maps and with evocative photography, Atlas of the Unexpected is a journey to far-off lands, obscure discoveries and unimaginable locations.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-78131-716-7
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2018
Erscheinungsdatum06.11.2018
Seiten208 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht814 g
Illustrationen45 commissioned maps & 45 photographs
Artikel-Nr.46322801
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GenreReiseerzählungen
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Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Accidental DiscoveriesMadeira Archipelago, Atlantic OceanDerinkuyu Underground City, Cappadocia, TurkeyVaseline,Titusville, Pennsylvania, USAThe Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran, IsraelCahokia Mounds, Illinois, USAPompeii, Naples, ItalyFly Geyser, Nevada, USAGalapagos Island, Pacific Ocean Strange RootsGeorgia Colony, Savannah, Georgia, USAChemainus, Vancouver Island, CanadaBuzludzha Monument, Stara Zagora Province, BulgariaFreetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaFreshkills Park, New York City, USAFort House, Leith, Edinburgh, ScotlandChess City, Elista, Kalmykia, RussiaFordlandia, Para, BrazilGibsonton, Florida, USANowa Huta, Krakow, Poland Haphazard DestinationsNeft Daslari, Caspian Sea, AzerbaijanManshiyat Naser, Cairo, EgyptCaleta Tortel, Capitan Prat Province, ChileJaisalmer Fort, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, IndiaJust Room Enough Island, St Lawrence River, New York, USASpiegelhalter Jewellers, London, UKMonemvasia, Laconia, GreeceUros Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca, Puno, PeruCliff of Bandiagara, Mopti, MaliKorowai Tree Houses, Kia, IndonesiaCavernous LocationsLascaux Caves, Montignac, FranceXuankong Si, Shanxi Province, ChinaMatmata Village, Matmata, TunisiaShell Grotto, Margate, Kent, EnglandCoober Pedy, South AustraliaMovile Cave, Constanta County, RomaniaThe Petrifying Well, Knareborough, Yorkshire, UKAogashima, Philippine Sea, Japan Serendipitous SpacesZhangye Danxia Landform, Gansu, ChinaSlope Point, South Island, New ZealandGlass Beach, Fort Bragg, California, USALake Hillier, Western AustraliaGruner See, Styria, AustriaCat Island, Tashirojima, JapanGrand Tsingy, Melaky, MadagascarHitachi Seaside Park, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, JapanCanfranc Station, Canfranc, Spainmehr
Kritik
"Travis Elborough writes about a wide range of subjects with originality, learning and charm. Atlas of the Unexpected...is seductively beautiful: an inspiring, dream-inducing guide to almost four dozen "haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations"..." David Kynaston, New Statesman best books of 2018 David Kynaston New Statesmanmehr

Autor

Described as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians', Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator who lives in London. His work delves into the ephemera of retro culture as well as the history of London, geography, and a broad range of other subjects. His Atlas of Vanishing Places won the Illustrated Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2020, and he has also written The Bus We Loved, a passionate love letter to the Routemaster bus which defined London transport for more than 50 years. His other works include A Traveller's Year, A London Year, The Long-Player Goodbye, Being A Writer and A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People's Institution. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the Guardian, and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, BBC History Magazine and Kinfolk among others, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he teaches creative writing.