Living Maps
An Atlas of Cities Personified
Published on 23. October 2018
128 pages
978-1-4521-4973-8 (ISBN)
Description
This curious collection of maps explores the unique personalities of 28 cities around the world, shedding light on the strange and marvelous ways in which humans interact with the places they call home. Artist and creative cartographer Adam Dant dissects Manhattan in an anatomical diagram, traces the form of a Picasso nude in the streets of Monaco, and transforms the crisscrossing paths of boats on the Bosporus into the nerves of Istanbul. Dant draws on the history, culture, and geography of each city and on the beguiling aesthetic of antique maps to create gorgeous works of cartographic art. Witty, insightful, and adorned with a gold foil-stamped cover, this book will capture the imaginations of travelers, map enthusiasts, history buffs, and dreamers.
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Jerusalem
- The City Perpetually Conquered
- Mecca
- The City as the Center of Attention
- Rome
- The Extra-Limbed City
- Venice
- The City as the Mouth of the Country
- Istanbul
- The Nerves of the City
- Paris
- The Bones of Liberty
- Zurich
- The Mouth of Hell
- Moscow
- The City Out of Reach
- Copenhagen
- Fairy-Tale Cities
- Amsterdam
- The Ever-Expanding City
- Edinburgh
- The Old City Carries the New
- London
- The City Digested
- London
- The City Squared
- The City of London
- The City's Founders
- Monaco
- The City as Muse
- Lagos
- The Movable City
- Mumbai
- The City as the Big Fish Eating the Little Fish
- Beijing
- The City Commodified
- Hong Kong
- An Old City in a Young Body
- Tokyo
- The City in a State of Perpetual Conception
- Sydney
- Cities in the Mirror
- Rio De Janeiro
- The City's Plumage
- Boston
- A City Re-Personified
- Manhattan
- The City Dissected
- Chicago
- The City as Exemplar
- New Orleans
- The City Defying the Clock
- Dallas and Fort Worth
- Cities Born Accidentally on Purpose
- San Francisco
- The City Rejects the City
- Los Angeles
- The City as Phantom
- Dubai
- A City of Visitors
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Chronicle Ebooks
