{"product_id":"on-the-map-a-mind-expanding-exploration-of-the-way-the-world-looks-159240779x","title":"On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 159240779X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garfield, Simon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of Just My Type reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map.Simon Garfield? Just My Type illuminated the world of fonts and made everyone take a stand on Comic Sans and care about kerning. Now Garfield takes on a subject even dearer to our fanatical human hearts: maps.Imagine a world without maps. How would we travel? Could we own land? What would men and women argue about in cars? Scientists have even suggested that mapping-not language-is what elevated our prehistoric ancestors from ape-dom. Follow the history of maps from the early explorers?maps and the awe-inspiring medieval Mappa Mundi to Google Maps and the satellite renderings on our smartphones, Garfield explores the unique way that maps relate and realign our history-and reflect the best and worst of what makes us human.Featuring a foreword by Dava Sobel and packed with fascinating tales of cartographic intrigue, outsize personalities, and amusing ?ocket maps?on an array of subjects from how to fold a map to the strangest maps on the Internet, On the Map is a rich historical tapestry infused with Garfield? signature narrative flair. Map-obsessives and everyone who loved Just My Type will be lining up to join Garfield on his audacious journey through time and around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52098284421408,"sku":"NEW159240779X","price":17.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/91nGIk2J7DL.jpg?v=1785788231","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/on-the-map-a-mind-expanding-exploration-of-the-way-the-world-looks-159240779x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}