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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-10006238922X

ISBN-139780062389220

eBay Product ID (ePID)28038261103

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Book TitleVargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps : Mapping the Modern World

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicForm / Pictorial, General, Form / Parodies, Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases)

GenreRéférence, Humor

AuthorMartin Vargic

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight45.4 Oz

Item Length12 in

Item Width10 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"...this is brilliant." -- Buzzfeed "...exquisitely detailed...prolific..." -- Fast Company "...wonderfully detailed...gorgeous..." -- TOR.com "Readers will pore over this fascinating work..." -- Library Journal

SynopsisNew York Times bestseller A stunning full-color collection of inventive, poignant, humorous, and controversial maps of the world from the internationally recognized digital artist behind the stunning "Map of Stereotypes." Slovakian artist Martin Vargic rose to international fame in 2014 when his "Map of the Internet 1.0" went viral. Using old National Geographic maps as inspiration, he drew a striking and meticulous map of the most visited websites in the world, portraying Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple as sovereign countries; the eastern continent as the "old world" with originators like Microsoft and IBM; and at the most southern tip, a forgotten wasteland of outdated and obsolete places of the past like You've Got Mail and Friendster. The extraordinary "Map of Stereotypes" is a cartogram based on a westerner's stereotypical view of the world that assigns more than two thousand labels and pop culture references to cities, states, countries, continents, oceans, and seas on a large-scale world map. Visually stunning and remarkably clever, both artworks generated notice worldwide. Beautiful, unique, and packed with intricate and brilliant details, Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps showcases this visual artist's rare talent as never before in a gorgeous edition sure to be treasured by fans. Along with eight exquisite and unexpected conceptual atlases, he has imagined The Music Map, The Map of YouTube, The Corporate World Map, and many more. An additional fifty mini-maps of the world display a diverse list of data, such as the number of heavy metal bands per capita, the probability of getting struck by lightning, average penis length, NSA surveillance rate, and number of tractors per 1,000 inhabitants. Extensively mapping various subjects from all corners of our modern civilization, Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps is a fresh and thoughtful look at Western culture that will spark conversation and continually surprise and fascinate readers., A remarkable, fascinating and beautiful visual guide to the world as you have never seen it.Vargic s Miscellany of Curious Maps is a wonderfully weird collection of meticulous and striking cartographic creations, such as the infamous Map of Stereotypes. Based on a Westerner s stereotypical view of the world, Slovakian artist and cartophile Martin Vargic assigns more than two thousand labels and prejudices to cities, states, countries, continents, oceans and seas on a large-scale, visually stunning world map, which alone took more than four months to create. The conceptual Map of the Internet and the Map of Sports are exquisite and surprising, and infographic maps showing the number of heavy-metal bands per capita, the probability of getting struck by lightning, average penis length, and the number of tractors per 1,000 inhabitants make it hard not to share with the person next to you.Including more than 70 maps, four foldout maps and two oversized removable posters, this book is a treasure trove of unexpected facts of our quirky, glorious and diverse big beautiful world."

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von solferino1
01. Jan. 2019
Insanely detailed and thoughtful illustrations for anyone who likes maps
Great, detailed and funny read/reference for anyone who's interested in maps. The Map of Stereotypes is worth the price of the book but there's much more beyond that.
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von booksfest
20. Jun. 2018
Great!
fun, challenging, educational
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