Description
Product ID: | 9781452149523 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | CN |
Title: | Living Maps |
Subtitle: | An Atlas of Cities Personified |
Page Count: | 128 |
Subjects: | Paintings and painting, Painting & paintings, World / regional atlases or maps, World atlases / world maps |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Discover the human side of the city in this fascinating and richly illustrated collection of personified maps. This collection of maps explores the unique personalities of 28 cities around the world, shedding light on the strange and marvelous ways in which humans interact with the places they call home. Artist and creative cartographer Adam Dant dissects Manhattan in an anatomical diagram, traces the form of a Picasso nude in the streets of Monaco, and transforms the crisscrossing paths of boats on the Bosporus into the nerves of Istanbul. Dant draws on the history, culture, and geography of each city and on the beguiling aesthetic of antique maps to create gorgeous works of cartographic art. Witty, insightful, and adorned with a gold foilstamped cover, this book will capture the imaginations of travelers, map enthusiasts, history buffs, and dreamers. |
Imprint Name: | Chronicle Books |
Publisher Name: | Chronicle Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2018-10-23 |