llorgy

Though I did enjoy this book and find it a very informative read, I have some issues with it. The maps figured were fascinating and the picture quality exceptional. But merely a fraction of the maps discussed in the text were actually figured. Those which were figured were not necessarily figured in the order that they were discussed in the text which made it a little confusing. Some of those maps figured were only partially figured, not giving the reader the full experience of examining the map. The font chosen for the text was sans serif, making reading not as visually appealing an experience as it could have been. Lastly, I disagree with the subtitle "100 Maps that Changed the World". I would venture to say that only a handful of the maps actually changed the world. (Unless of course by "change" it means "change the way the world is portrayed in this map as compared to other maps".) The remainder of the maps may have changed the perceptions of the map readers, but beyond that the majority of the maps are merely the only records from a certain time, oldest, unique, odd, characteristic, innovative, or first of its kind. They were certainly noteworthy, but not world changing.

2020-08-14 01:06