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Atlas of the Unexpected

Haphazard Discoveries, Chance Places and Unimaginable Destinations

by Travis Elborough
Hardback
Publication Date: 06/11/2018
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A voyage to places both infamous and unknown that have, often by chance or by haphazard means, been destinations of discovery that make up our world today.

From the fortuitous discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls, to the savvy invention of Vaseline at an American oil rig, Atlas of the Unexpected uncovers the most astounding and bizarre discoveries which have been unearthed on our planet.

Spanning centuries and reaching all around the globe, each entry provides key information, wittily observed, and is accompanied by specially-drawn maps that illuminate the geographical oddities of each discovery.

ISBN:
9781781317167
9781781317167
Category:
Reference works
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
06-11-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Quarto Publishing Group UK
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
208
Dimensions (mm):
259x185x22.23mm
Weight:
0.82kg
Travis Elborough

Travis Elborough has been a freelance writer, author and cultural commentator for more than a decade now.

His book include..The Bus We Loved, a history of the Routemaster bus;The Long Player Goodbye, a hymn to vinyl records; and..Wish You Were Here, a survey of the British beside the seaside...

Elborough is a regular contributor to the Observer and the Guardian but has written for the Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, the Oldie, TATE etc.,

BBC History magazine and Kinfolk among others and frequently appears on BBC Radio 4 and Five Live.

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World atlases / world maps Travel & holiday Reference works Travel maps & atlases Travel maps Geography Geographical discovery & exploration General & world history Geographical maps (specialist) Human geography
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