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Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps :The Atlas of Everything You Never Knew You Needed to Know
Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps :The Atlas of Everything You Never Knew You Needed to Know
hardback
Published:
24 September, 2015
Description
Explore the world as you never knew it before with this unique celebration of our weird and wonderful world, the perfect gift for curious minds this Christmas
Sure, you've seen maps of the world by continent, country, even city. But have you ever seen the world map of YouTube, heavy metal or stereotypes?
Vargic's Miscellany is a collection of 64 fascinating maps and infographics. Inside, you'll see the world mapped out by stereotypes; discover the Internet in cartographical form; marvel at the maps of global technology and culture; and explore the world through infographics and statistics.
These curious maps include . . .
* The Map of Stereotypes
* Maps of Internet, YouTube and Gaming
* Maps of Literature, Music and Sport
* The Map of Separatist Europe
* 51 infographic maps - from lighting strikes to sexual partners, heavy metal bands to tractors
And many more . . .
This wonderful and strange atlas is a treasure trove of interesting, unexpected and bizarre facts - a glorious celebration of our big, beautiful, diverse world.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780718181147 |
| ISBN10 | 071818114X |
| Number Of Pages | 128 |
| Item Weight | 1133 g |
| Product Dimensions | 261 x 311 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
Beautiful * Independent *
It's a cliche to say an artist can change the way you look at the world - but Martin Vargic truly has * www.nypost.com *
This is a must read * www.visualnews.com *
Bitingly satirical * www.slate.com *
A phenomenal collection * www.independent.co.uk *
Amazing * Daily Mail *
Gorgeous * www.pastemagazine.com *
Martin Vargic's maps of the world look like they belong on parchment, hung on walls of estates that no one can really afford . . . but there's more to the world than piles of dirt and great swathes of sea water . . . his cartography creates an indirect commentary on how cultural proximities are every bit as relevant in the digital age as geographical ones * www.bostonglobe.com *
Weird and wonderful * www.mirror.co.uk *
Author's Bio
Martin Vargic (Author, Illustrator)
Martin Vargic is an amateur graphic designer from Slovakia who rose to international fame in late January 2014, when his work 'Map of the Internet 1.0' went viral, generating hundreds of thousands of hits and Facebook shares. His first book, Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps, pulled together more than 1,800 cliches and pop culture references into a series of maps based on stereotypical views of the world. It too received immediate media attention, and was prominently featured on a multitude of sites such as Slate, Huffington Post, Radio Times and many others.