Around Switzerland In 80 Maps

Diccon Brewes (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

226 Seiten

2018
Helvetiq (Verlag)
9782940481309 (ISBN)

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A truly magical and engrossing journey across Switzerland's history

A map is the perfect pictorial way to explain and entertain. This book achieves both of these goals and provide a detailed picture of Switzerland. Diccon Bewes’ search for original maps led him through official archives and private collections. The results are presented here, along with the fascinating stories behind them: from the circular island map of 1480 to the birth of modern Swiss cartography; from the British rail plan for Switzerland to a Soviet map of Basel during the Cold-War; from the 1970s Zurich map for men to the vision of a Greater Switzerland with 40 cantons.
Map by map, we understand how Switzerland came to be and possibly where it is going. A truly magical and engrossing journey.

Diccon Bewes is the most Swiss of all Englishmen. Before becoming a best-selling author, he worked as a travel journalist in London and as a bookseller in Bern.

Erscheinungsdatum	17.06.2021
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Lausanne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	230 x 330 mm
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Karten / Stadtpläne / Atlanten
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
Schlagworte	Atlas • Diccon Bewes • Geografie • Geschichte • Karten • Kinderatlas • Landkarten • Maps • Politik • Schweiz • Switzerland • Tourismus
ISBN-13	9782940481309 / 9782940481309
Zustand	Neuware