Terrible maps : hilarious maps for a ridiculous world / Michael Howe.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London : Harpercollins Publishers, 2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 0008641595
- 9780008641597
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The joys of the world, one terrible map at a time - this is the ultimate gift book for the budding geographer or anyone who wants to have a laugh.
Ever wondered about the average jean colour across the United States? Or what 'pedestrians' look like in Denmark? What unites Brokenwind, Upton Snodsbury and Crackpot? And have you ever tried to take a train in Antarctica? Well Terrible Maps is the book for you!
Put together by the creator behind the tremendously popular social media feed, this is the ultimate humour book for the budding geographer in your life. From countries that eat their national animals to nations that have declared war on birds (and lost), Terrible Maps celebrates pointless cartography in all its glory. Don't leave home without it!
Ever wondered about the average jean colour across the United States? Or what 'pedestrians' look like in Denmark? What unites Brokenwind, Upton Snodsbury and Crackpot? And have you ever tried to take a train in Antarctica? Well Terrible Maps is the book for you!