Treasures From The Map Room
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Treasures From The Map Room
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Author : Debbie Hall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Treasures From The Map Room written by Debbie Hall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book explores the stories behind seventy-five extraordinary maps. It includes unique treasures such as the fourteenth-century Gough Map of Great Britain, exquisite portolan charts made in the fifteenth century, the Selden Map of China - the earliest example of Chinese merchant cartography - and an early world map from the medieval Islamic Book of Curiosities, together with more recent examples of fictional places drawn in the twentieth century, such as C.S. Lewis's own map of Narnia and J.R.R. Tolkien's map of Middle Earth.As well as the works of famous mapmakers Mercator, Ortelius, Blaeu, Saxton and Speed, the book also includes lesser known but historically significant works: early maps of the Moon, of the transit of Venus, hand-drawn estate plans and early European maps of the New World. There are also some surprising examples: escape maps printed on silk and carried by pilots in the Second World War in case of capture on enemy territory; the first geological survey of the British Isles showing what lies beneath our feet; a sixteenth-century woven tapestry map of Worcestershire; a map plotting outbreaks of cholera and a jigsaw map of India from the 1850s. Behind each of these lies a story, of intrepid surveyors, ambitious navigators, chance finds or military victories. Drawing on the unique collection in the Bodleian Library, these stunning maps range from single cities to the solar system, span the thirteenth to the twenty-first century and cover most of the world.
Buried Treasure
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Author : Kirsten Hall
language : en
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Release Date : 2003
Buried Treasure written by Kirsten Hall and has been published by Children's Press(CT) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Flippet finds a map that appears to lead to buried treasure, but her friends discover a treasure that is "berried" instead.
Cartography
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Author : Matthew H. Edney
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2019-04-12
Cartography written by Matthew H. Edney and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-12 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Over the past four decades, the volumes published in the landmark History of Cartography series have both chronicled and encouraged scholarship about maps and mapping practices across time and space. As the current director of the project that has produced these volumes, Matthew H. Edney has a unique vantage point for understanding what “cartography” has come to mean and include. In this book Edney disavows the term cartography, rejecting the notion that maps represent an undifferentiated category of objects for study. Rather than treating maps as a single, unified group, he argues, scholars need to take a processual approach that examines specific types of maps—sea charts versus thematic maps, for example—in the context of the unique circumstances of their production, circulation, and consumption. To illuminate this bold argument, Edney chronicles precisely how the ideal of cartography that has developed in the West since 1800 has gone astray. By exposing the flaws in this ideal, his book challenges everyone who studies maps and mapping practices to reexamine their approach to the topic. The study of cartography will never be the same.
The Treasure Map
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Treasure Map written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
Nine Cycles
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Author : Zhao Feng
language : en
Publisher: Devneybooks
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Nine Cycles written by Zhao Feng and has been published by Devneybooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Art categories.
He is a bystander, wandering like a ghost in this world called the earth, watching flowers bloom and fall, sitting and watching clouds roll, watching human beings live and work in peace and contentment, and watching the life of birds and animals.
The Map Thief
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Author : Michael Blanding
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-05-29
The Map Thief written by Michael Blanding and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed him Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers—both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief —until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. The Map Thief delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Though pieces of the map theft story have been written before, Blanding is the first reporter to explore the story in full—and had the rare privilege of having access to Smiley himself after he’d gone silent in the wake of his crimes. Moreover, although Smiley swears he has admitted to all of the maps he stole, libraries claim he stole hundreds more—and offer intriguing clues to prove it. Now, through a series of exclusive interviews with Smiley and other key individuals, Blanding teases out an astonishing tale of destruction and redemption. The Map Thief interweaves Smiley’s escapades with the stories of the explorers and mapmakers he knew better than anyone. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire’s Vinegar, Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime.
Adventures Of The Eagle Talon Treasure
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Author : Steve Garthe
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2022-01-26
Adventures Of The Eagle Talon Treasure written by Steve Garthe and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-26 with Fiction categories.
The highly sought adventure of lost treasure hidden by Templars of the past begins as the crew travel around the world to anxiously get to the bottom of the mystery of the Eagle Talon Treasure. They are met with hidden booby traps while facing unforeseen doom climbing to the top of a mountain. Nj quickly recruits the help of his friends Ben, Lawrence, and Tim to search for the Eagle Talon Treasure they learned about while exploring the Thompsons’ house. They set forth on a journey to Italy to learn more about the Templars and their secrets. From Italy, they venture back home to learn about the two mysterious men who have been keeping the truth away from Nj and his friends. The closer they get to the facts, the more dangerous the adventure becomes as they continue their quest through other dimensions, meeting new and thrilling characters who help guide them to the treasure. Can Nj and his team reach the prize without facing their maker? Will the two mysterious men find success in stopping the group from achieving their mission? Get ready for a mystery like no other, with thrilling twists after every page!
Annual Report
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Author : Harvard University. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Annual Report written by Harvard University. Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Academic libraries categories.
Report
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Author : Harvard University. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Report written by Harvard University. Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with categories.
Vols. for 1912- contain also the report of the Director of the University Library.
The Treasure Map Mystery
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Author : Bob Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
The Treasure Map Mystery written by Bob Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with High interest-low vocabulary books categories.
When Tom and Ricky decide to help an old man, they learn about a treasure hidden in his house.