Read: March 31, 2014
Summary: On the Map is a history of maps starting from ancient Egypt, traveling through the early explorers’ maps and finally ending with current times with Google Maps and the smartphone renderings. The book investigates the way that we relate to maps and how it realigns our history.
On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks
My thoughts: Overall, this book was interesting. I found the first half of the book a lot more fascinating. I liked reading about the explorers and the development of the map and views of the world and I probably would have preferred more emphasis and details in this period. I did appreciate reading the modern and current practices which included computer gaming and body imaging and as this was towards the latter part of the book I was beginning to lose interest at this point. As a general interest book, it was informative.
