On the Map
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On the Map
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Narrated by:
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Simon Shepherd
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By:
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Simon Garfield
About this listen
Maps fascinate us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history.
His compelling narratives range from the quest to create the perfect globe to the challenges of mapping Africa and Antarctica, from spellbinding treasure maps to the naming of America, from Ordnance Survey to the mapping of Monopoly and Skyrim and from rare map dealers to cartographic frauds. En route, there are "pocket map" tales on dragons and undergrounds, a 19th-century murder map, the research conducted on the different ways that men and women approach a map, and an explanation of the curious long-term cartographic role played by animals. On the Map is a witty, irrepressible examination of where we've been, how we got there, and where we're going.
©2012 Simon Garfield (P)2014 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
Very interesting, and surprisingly enjoyable
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The story highlights many of the absurdities that cartographical development promoted, with the author describing assiduously the defects and the reasons for their inclusion/perpetuation.
The end third or so of the book is a more casual introduction to modern map trade, concentrating on particular dealers and their individual approaches. To be honest, it is not particularly interesting and could have been far more succinct.
The narrator has a clipped, standard English accent and completes his task competently. Easy enough to listen to.
Not a bad listen, probably one of the better recent books on the subject of maps for the general reader.
A good history of cartography; poor ending.
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