Map Addict A Tale of Obsession, Fudge & the Ordnance Survey by Mike Parker
Date: 30 October 2023 | Posted by: BeMyLove
Map Addict A Tale of Obsession, Fudge & the Ordnance Survey by Mike Parker | 22.69 MB
English | 336 Pages
Title: Map Addict
Author: Mike Parker
Year: 2009
Description:
'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said...' Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4's On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read, completely updated in 2023. On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: they are a cipher for every area of human existence. At a stroke, they convey precise information about topography, layout, history, politics and power. They are the unsung heroes of life: Map Addict sings their song. There are some fine, dry tomes out there about the history and development of cartography: this is not one of them. Mixing wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, Map Addict unearths the offbeat, the unusual and the downright pedantic in a celebration of all things maps. Combining history, travel, politics, memoir and oblique observation in a highly readable, and often very funny, style, Mike Parker confesses how his...
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'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said...' Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4's On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read, completely updated in 2023. On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: they are a cipher for every area of human existence. At a stroke, they convey precise information about topography, layout, history, politics and power. They are the unsung heroes of life: Map Addict sings their song. There are some fine, dry tomes out there about the history and development of cartography: this is not one of them. Mixing wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, Map Addict unearths the offbeat, the unusual and the downright pedantic in a celebration of all things maps. Combining history, travel, politics, memoir and oblique observation in a highly readable, and often very funny, style, Mike Parker confesses how his...
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https://rapidgator.net/file/a58507f94a9a86e772bb23b00309a5ec/Map_Addict__A_Tale_of_Obsession_Fudge__the_Ordnance_Survey_by_Mike_Parker_.rar
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