Author: Stuart Rossiter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780356108629
Category : Atlases, British
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Stamp Atlas
Author: Stuart Rossiter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780356108629
Category : Atlases, British
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780356108629
Category : Atlases, British
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Stamp Atlas
Author: Raife Wellsted
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781863090018
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781863090018
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Sky Atlas
Author: Edward Brooke-Hitching
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797202197
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Sky Atlas unveils some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created during humankind's quest to map the skies above us. This richly illustrated treasury showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography—a glorious art often overlooked by modern map books—as well as medieval manuscripts, masterpiece paintings, ancient star catalogs, antique instruments, and other curiosities. This is the sky as it has never been presented before: the realm of stars and planets, but also of gods, devils, weather wizards, flying sailors, ancient aliens, mythological animals, and rampaging spirits. • Packed with celestial maps, illustrations, and stories of places, people, and creatures that different cultures throughout history have observed or imagined in the heavens • Readers are taken on a tour of star-obsessed cultures around the world, learning about Tibetan sky burials, star-covered Inuit dancing coats, Mongolian astral prophets and Sir William Herschel's 1781 discovery of Uranus, the first planet to be found since antiquity. • A gorgeous book that delights stargazers and map lovers alike With thrilling stories and gorgeous artwork, this remarkable atlas explores our fascination with the sky across time and cultures to form an extraordinary chronicle of cosmic imagination and discovery. The Sky Atlas is a wonderful book for map lovers, history buffs, and stargazers, but also for those who are intrigued by the many wonderful and bizarre ways in which humans have sought to understand the cosmos and our place in it. • A unique map book that expands beyond the terrestrial and into the celestial • A wonderful book for map lovers, obscure-history fans, mythology buffs, and astrology and astronomy lovers • Great for those who enjoyed What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky by Kelsey Oseid, Maps by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski, and Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will by Judith Schalansky
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797202197
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Sky Atlas unveils some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created during humankind's quest to map the skies above us. This richly illustrated treasury showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography—a glorious art often overlooked by modern map books—as well as medieval manuscripts, masterpiece paintings, ancient star catalogs, antique instruments, and other curiosities. This is the sky as it has never been presented before: the realm of stars and planets, but also of gods, devils, weather wizards, flying sailors, ancient aliens, mythological animals, and rampaging spirits. • Packed with celestial maps, illustrations, and stories of places, people, and creatures that different cultures throughout history have observed or imagined in the heavens • Readers are taken on a tour of star-obsessed cultures around the world, learning about Tibetan sky burials, star-covered Inuit dancing coats, Mongolian astral prophets and Sir William Herschel's 1781 discovery of Uranus, the first planet to be found since antiquity. • A gorgeous book that delights stargazers and map lovers alike With thrilling stories and gorgeous artwork, this remarkable atlas explores our fascination with the sky across time and cultures to form an extraordinary chronicle of cosmic imagination and discovery. The Sky Atlas is a wonderful book for map lovers, history buffs, and stargazers, but also for those who are intrigued by the many wonderful and bizarre ways in which humans have sought to understand the cosmos and our place in it. • A unique map book that expands beyond the terrestrial and into the celestial • A wonderful book for map lovers, obscure-history fans, mythology buffs, and astrology and astronomy lovers • Great for those who enjoyed What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky by Kelsey Oseid, Maps by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski, and Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will by Judith Schalansky
Nowherelands
Author: Bjorn Berge
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500519905
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A refreshingly original history of the lost countries of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, examined and illustrated with the countries' postage stamps
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500519905
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A refreshingly original history of the lost countries of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, examined and illustrated with the countries' postage stamps
The Historical Atlas of New York City, Second Edition
Author: Eric Homberger
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805078428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This rich selection of maps, drawings and charts offers a new perspective on the growth of New York, and provides a vivid history of the city.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805078428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This rich selection of maps, drawings and charts offers a new perspective on the growth of New York, and provides a vivid history of the city.
Atlas of Cyberspace
Author: Martin Dodge
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"The Atlas of Cyberspace" is one of the first books to explore the new cartographic and visualization techniques being employed to map the spatial and visual nature of cyberspace and its infrastructure. Lavish illustrations and clear writing are aimed at the intelligent lay person and should appeal to all Web users.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"The Atlas of Cyberspace" is one of the first books to explore the new cartographic and visualization techniques being employed to map the spatial and visual nature of cyberspace and its infrastructure. Lavish illustrations and clear writing are aimed at the intelligent lay person and should appeal to all Web users.
The Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly and International Stamp Advertiser ...
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Scholastic Atlas of Weather
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439419024
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A guide to weather phenomena and climate which explains precipitation, ocean currents, weather prediction, pollution, and global warming, plus activities, weather facts, records, and statistics.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439419024
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A guide to weather phenomena and climate which explains precipitation, ocean currents, weather prediction, pollution, and global warming, plus activities, weather facts, records, and statistics.
Atlas of Record-Breaking Adventures
Author: Emily Hawkins
Publisher: Atlas of
ISBN: 0711255652
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
"Journey from one extreme to the other as you turn the page to discover what record-breaker is next. This is a high-octane tour around the world, stopping off at every continent to marvel at natural and human phenomena."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Atlas of
ISBN: 0711255652
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
"Journey from one extreme to the other as you turn the page to discover what record-breaker is next. This is a high-octane tour around the world, stopping off at every continent to marvel at natural and human phenomena."--Provided by publisher.
The State of Health Atlas
Author: Diarmuid O'Donovan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This major profile of global health maps the prevalence and causes of disease as well as the economic, social, and environmental factors that influence well-being.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This major profile of global health maps the prevalence and causes of disease as well as the economic, social, and environmental factors that influence well-being.