{"product_id":"the-golden-atlas","title":"The Golden Atlas","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Stunning...divine' Stephen Fry\u003cbr\u003e 'A fabulous book, good enough to eat with a spoon! Marvellous' John Lloyd, creator of \u003ci\u003eQI\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Perfect for the armchair adventurer historian, this is a rich visual exploration of some of the most beautiful charts ever created' \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Introduces us to a whole different way of looking at maps. Great illustrations, most engaging - the author is just a mine of information' Simon Mayo's Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e is a spectacular visual history of exploration and cartography, a treasure chest of adventures from the chronicles of global discovery, illustrated with a selection of the most beautiful maps ever created. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book reveals how the world came to be known, featuring a \u003cb\u003emagnificent gallery of exceptionally rare hand-coloured antique maps, paintings and engravings\u003c\/b\u003e, many of which can only be found in the author's collection. Arranged chronologically, the reader is taken on a breathtaking expedition through Ancient Babylonian geography and \u003cb\u003eMarco Polo\u003c\/b\u003e's journey to the Mongol Khan on to buccaneers ransacking the Caribbean and the voyages of seafarers such as \u003cb\u003eCaptain Cook\u003c\/b\u003e and fearless African pathfinders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Their stories are told in an engaging and compelling style, bringing vividly to life a motley collection of \u003cb\u003eheroic explorers, treasure-hunters and death-dealing villains\u003c\/b\u003e - all of them accompanied by eye-grabbing illustrations from rare maps, charts and manuscripts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e takes you back to a world of darkness and peril, placing you on storm-lashed ships, frozen wastelands and the shores of hostile territories to see how the lines were drawn to form the shape of the modern world. The author's previous book, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, was a \u003cb\u003ecritically acclaimed international bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e, described by Jonathan Ross as 'a spectacular, enjoyable and eye-opening read' and this new book is sure to follow suit.","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":52818627428690,"sku":"9781471166822","price":33.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_baf7e523-91ba-40e1-b69c-d12bde114698.jpg?v=1772141070","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/the-golden-atlas","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}