The Map That Changed the World
A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption
Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story.
Specificaties
ISBN/EAN | 9780140280395 |
Auteur | Simon Winchester |
Uitgever | Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V. |
Taal | Engels |
Uitvoering | Paperback / gebrocheerd |
Pagina's | 352 |
Lengte | 198.0 mm |
Breedte | 129.0 mm |