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Atlas of vanishing places, the lost worlds as they were and as they are today, Travis Elborough; maps by Martin Brown

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Atlas of vanishing places, the lost worlds as they were and as they are today, Travis Elborough; maps by Martin Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

photographsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Atlas of vanishing places

Nature of contents

bibliographyindexes

Responsibility statement

Travis Elborough; maps by Martin Brown

Sub title

the lost worlds as they were and as they are today

Summary

Maps offer us the chance to see not just how our world appears today, but how it once looked. Travis Elborough takes us on a voyage in search of the disappearing, submerged and lost landscapes and manmade wonders that have vanished from modern atlases. Discover ancient seats of power and long-forgotten civilizations: the Mayan city of Palenque, the uncanny stone age remains of Skara Brae on Orkney and the Chan Chan of Peru. From the Glacier National Park in Montana to the Congo Basin and the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico, Travis Elborough shines a light on extraordinary landscapes under threat. With beautiful maps and photography, Atlas of Vanishing Places is a timely reminder of the fragility of our relationship with the world around us and a clarion call to preserve what remains

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Ancient Cities -- Mohenjo-Daro : Pakistan -- Hattusa : Turkey -- Leptis Magna : Libya -- Xanadu : Mongolia/China -- Ciudad Perdida : Colombia -- Mahabalipuram : India -- Palenque : Mexico -- Helike : Greece -- Petra : Jordan -- Timgad : Algeria -- Alexandria : Egypt -- Forgotten Lands -- Chan Chan : Peru -- Roanoke : North Carolina, USA -- The Mosque City of Bagerhat : Bangladesh -- River Fleet : London, UK -- Lion City : China -- Old Adaminaby : Australia -- Port Royal : Jamaica -- Esanbehanakitakojima : Japan -- The Lost Sea : Craighead Caverns, Tennessee, USA -- Bodie : California, USA -- Flagstaff : Maine, USA -- Shrinking Places -- River Danube, Europe -- The Dead Sea : Jordan/Israel -- Slims River : Yukon, Canada -- Skipsea : Yorkshire, UK -- The Everglades : Florida, USA -- Threatened Worlds -- Glacier National Park : Montana, USA -- Chihuahuan Desert : Mexico/USA -- Timbuktu : Mali -- Skara Brae : Orkney -- Yamuna River : India -- Venice : Italy -- The Congo Basin Rainforest : Democratic Republic of the Congo -- The Great Barrier Reef : Australia -- The Great Wall : China -- Tuvalu : South Pacific

Target audience

adult

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The lost worlds as they were and as they are today

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