{"product_id":"the-library-of-lost-maps","title":"The Library of Lost Maps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A beautifully illustrated book.\" -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"An enlightening and lovingly presented tribute to the necessity and wonder of libraries and archives.\" -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A concise and engrossing study of cartographers' urge to make the world behave.\" -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJoin renowned geographer James Cheshire on a tour through a forgotten collection of maps that shaped over 200 years of Western history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTucked just beyond offices and a lecture hall in the heart of London lies a turquoise door. Intrigued, James Cheshire stepped through and was astonished by what he found inside: thousands of maps and atlases, spilling out of wooden drawers. It was a map library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Library of Lost Maps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Cheshire transports us to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when the library's maps were wielded for war and negotiated during peace; when its charts traced, for the first time, the icy peaks of the Himalayas. Maps have played a vital role in shaping our scientific knowledge of the world, inspiring the theory of plate tectonics and showing the impact of climate change. They have also guided politicians, encouraging both beneficial reforms and horrific conquests, the consequences of which we live with today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrimming with surprising discoveries and stunning four-color map reproductions, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Library of Lost Maps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unveils the power of maps to remind us of our past and inspire us toward a better future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TYPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51910461554989,"sku":null,"price":53.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/5053\/7261\/files\/91VJsZN7wGL._SL1500.jpg?v=1773340748","url":"https:\/\/thelobbybyheapsestrin.com\/products\/the-library-of-lost-maps","provider":"The Lobby by Heaps Estrin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}