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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
I like maps. All sorts of maps. This is a collection of odd and different maps.
A wonderful trip through a wide range of map types/designs/functions. Though it can be disconcerting when the text is obviously pulled directly from the website on which the book is based. Ultimately it's a book for map geeks, otherwise just hunt down the blog.
These maps are indeed strange and the history behind them such interesting trivia!
These maps are indeed strange and the history behind them such interesting trivia!
Wish I could do three and a half stars. My complaint would be that some maps were fascinating and some I didn't do more than read the title. But I also appreciate that everyone would have different interests in these fascinating strange maps!
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
A collection of historical made up maps, propaganda, data viz, political cartoons, art, misunderstandings of geography, and more. Admittedly, I skimmed this book but the maps were interesting to see and the blurbs I did read seemed well put together. A few maps included in this collection felt out of place, but most of them were interesting.
I think it was really fun to look at the variety of weird and unexpected maps. My one critique is that it really works better as an online blog and not a book since some of the features of the maps were so small that you really want to be able to zoom in.
Strange indeed. You would think that a book about maps would have big brilliant maps, nope this book is word heavy with many of the maps compressed into the corners. Such a good idea wasted.