Atlas of Improbable Places (eBook)

A Journey to the World's Most Unusual Corners

Travis Elborough (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016 | Pocket Edition
224 Seiten
Aurum (Verlag)
978-1-78131-635-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Inspiring urban explorers and armchair travellers alike to consider a new way of understanding the world we live in, this unique atlas shows you the modern world from surprising new vantage points. Hidden lairs beneath layers of rock, forgotten cities rising out of deserted lands and even mankinds own feats of engineering eccentricity lie in the most unusual of destinations. Go in search of the obscure and bizarre, the beautiful and estranged, taking in the defiant relics of ancient cities such as Ani, a once thriving metropolis lost to conquered lands, and the church tower of San Juan Parangaricuto, that miraculously stands as the sole survivor of a town sunk by lava. Through the labyrinths of Berlin and Beijing underground realms dug for refuge, espionage and even, as Canadas Moose Jaw, used as the playground for gangsters trading liquor and money over cards never forgetting the freaks and wonders of natures own unusual masterpieces: the magical underground river shaped like a dragons mouth in the Philippines and the floating world of Palmerston. With beautiful maps and stunning photography illustrating each destination, Atlas of Improbable Places is a fascinating voyage to the worlds most incredible destinations. As the Island of Dolls and the hauntingly titled Door to Hell an inextinguishable fire pit - attest, mystery is never far away. The truths and myths behind their creation are as varied as the destinations themselves. Standing as symbols of worship, testaments to kingships or even the strange and wonderful traditions of old and new, these curious places are not just extraordinary sights but reflections on mans own relationship with the world around us.Also in the Unexpected Atlas series: Atlas of Untamed Places,Atlas of the Unexpected, Atlas of Vanishing Places.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Unexpected Atlases
• Mitarbeit: Karten von: Alan Horsfield
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Karten / Stadtpläne / Atlanten ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Schlagworte: Adventure • ancient cities • Ani • Atlas • atlas of remote islands • Atlas of the Unexpected • Atlas of Untamed Places • Atlas of Vanishing Places • beyond maps and atlases • books about mapping • books about maps • Canada's Moose Jaw • Cartography • Charting • connectography • dead cities • disappearing island • Discovery • door to hell • Exploring • fathers day • Father's Day • floating islands • floating landmasses • Floating World • Forgotten Cities • forgotten places • future mapping • future of mapping • Geographical • Geography • global civilisation • Global Civilization • Google Earth • gutterspaces • hidden geographies • hidden kingdoms • hidden places • History • history of places • Illustrated • improbable places • Inspiration • Invisible Cities • Island of Dolls • Labyrinths • land and geography • Location • Locations • map books • mapping • mapping the future • Maps • maps and geography • Modern maps • modern world • mothers day • mysterious places • NATURAL • natural world • Nature • Non-fiction • Non-Places • obscure • off the map • off the map places • Palmerston • Planet • pycho-geography • Religion • Russia • San Juan Parangaricuto • secret wonders • Social History • Sociology • strange places • strange worlds • top off the map places • Travel • Travis Elbrough • Ukraine • underground dragon mouth river • unexpected Atlas • uninhabited places • Unruly • unruly places • Urban Centres • Urban Explorers • Weird • weird places • Wild • Wilderness • wildest • wild places • world's most unusual corners • World Tour • zones
• ISBN-10: 1-78131-635-X / 178131635X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78131-635-1 / 9781781316351