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Metropolis

Door Jeremy Black

Metropolis
CategorieBoekdrukkunst & Boeken
Boeknummer#351099
TitelMetropolis: Mapping the City
AuteurBlack, Jeremy
BoektypeGebonden hardcover met stofomslag
UitgeverijLondon : Bloomsbury
Jaar van uitgave2015
ISBN101844862208
ISBN139781844862207
TaalEngels
BeschrijvingOriginal gilt lettered red boards and spine, dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, numerous (full page) colour illustrations, square (circa 28.5x28.5cm).
Samenvatting The city: a place of hopes and dreams, destruction and conflict, vision and order. The first city atlas, the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, was published by Braun and Hogenburg in 1572 for the armchair traveller interested in a world that was opening up around him. Since then our fascination with foreign cities has not abated. This sumptuous volume looks at the development of the mapping and representation of the city revealing how we organize the urban space. From skyline profiles, bird's eye views and panoramas, to the schematic maps of transport networks and road layouts to help us navigate, and statistical maps that can provide information on human aspirations, cities can reveal themselves in many ways. Focusing on key points in the development of urban representation and including visions of the future of how we would be living today, this enlightening book illustrates some of the oldest, youngest, liveliest, and most contested cities in the world. Each map has a purpose and its design reflects this. Extended captions explain its relevance and elegance. For anyone interested in the city in which they live or with the desire to explore the history and culture of a metropolis overseas, this book is an enlightening companion.
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