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008			111101s2011 nyu 000 0 eng
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020			_a9781439167175
050	0	0	_aGA105.3 _b.J46 2011
082	0	0	_a912 JEN
100	1		_aJennings, Ken _d, 1974-
245	1	0	_aMaphead _b: charting the wide, weird world of geography _c/ Ken Jennings
260			_aNew York _b: Scribner _c, c2011.
300			_a276 p. _b: ill., maps _c; 25 cm.
520			_aJennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the London Map Fair to the bowels of the Library of Congress, from the prepubescent geniuses at the National Geographic Bee to the computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a different aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road atlas rallying, even the "unreal estate" charted on the maps of fiction and fantasy. He also considers the ways in which cartography has shaped our history, suggesting that the impulse to make and read maps is as relevant today as it has ever been. From the "Here be dragons" parchment maps of the Age of Discovery to the spinning globes of grade school to the postmodern revolution of digital maps and GPS, Maphead is filled with intriguing details, engaging anecdotes, and enlightening analysis.
650		0	_aMaps
650		0	_aCartography
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