40 Maps That Will Change How You See the World by Alistair Bonnett

40 Maps That Will Change How You See the World by Alistair Bonnett

What is a map? It turns out there’s not one simple answer – this book will expand your understanding of what a map could and should be. It includes maps printed on paper and carved in rock, digital maps, a map made of sticks and shells, and maps in other unexpected formats too. Author Alistair Bonnett points out that not all maps can be held or touched: when we give directions to a stranger, a map ‘can be spun in the air with your fingers’. Maps…