Treasures From The Map Room

Author : Debbie Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UCLA:L0105808067

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Treasures from the Map Room by Debbie Hall Pdf

This book explores the stories behind seventy-five extraordinary maps. It includes unique treasures such as the fourteenth-century Gough Map of Great Britain, exquisite portolan charts made in the fifteenth century, the Selden Map of China - the earliest example of Chinese merchant cartography - and an early world map from the medieval Islamic Book of Curiosities, together with more recent examples of fictional places drawn in the twentieth century, such as C.S. Lewis's own map of Narnia and J.R.R. Tolkien's map of Middle Earth.As well as the works of famous mapmakers Mercator, Ortelius, Blaeu, Saxton and Speed, the book also includes lesser known but historically significant works: early maps of the Moon, of the transit of Venus, hand-drawn estate plans and early European maps of the New World. There are also some surprising examples: escape maps printed on silk and carried by pilots in the Second World War in case of capture on enemy territory; the first geological survey of the British Isles showing what lies beneath our feet; a sixteenth-century woven tapestry map of Worcestershire; a map plotting outbreaks of cholera and a jigsaw map of India from the 1850s. Behind each of these lies a story, of intrepid surveyors, ambitious navigators, chance finds or military victories. Drawing on the unique collection in the Bodleian Library, these stunning maps range from single cities to the solar system, span the thirteenth to the twenty-first century and cover most of the world.

Author : Matthew H. Edney
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780226605685

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Cartography by Matthew H. Edney Pdf

Over the past four decades, the volumes published in the landmark History of Cartography series have both chronicled and encouraged scholarship about maps and mapping practices across time and space. As the current director of the project that has produced these volumes, Matthew H. Edney has a unique vantage point for understanding what “cartography” has come to mean and include. In this book Edney disavows the term cartography, rejecting the notion that maps represent an undifferentiated category of objects for study. Rather than treating maps as a single, unified group, he argues, scholars need to take a processual approach that examines specific types of maps—sea charts versus thematic maps, for example—in the context of the unique circumstances of their production, circulation, and consumption. To illuminate this bold argument, Edney chronicles precisely how the ideal of cartography that has developed in the West since 1800 has gone astray. By exposing the flaws in this ideal, his book challenges everyone who studies maps and mapping practices to reexamine their approach to the topic. The study of cartography will never be the same.

Author : Zhao Feng
Publisher : Devneybooks
Page : 3276 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304461957

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Nine cycles by Zhao Feng Pdf

He is a bystander, wandering like a ghost in this world called the earth, watching flowers bloom and fall, sitting and watching clouds roll, watching human beings live and work in peace and contentment, and watching the life of birds and animals.

Author : Steve Garthe
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781662467820

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Adventures of the Eagle Talon Treasure by Steve Garthe Pdf

The highly sought adventure of lost treasure hidden by Templars of the past begins as the crew travel around the world to anxiously get to the bottom of the mystery of the Eagle Talon Treasure. They are met with hidden booby traps while facing unforeseen doom climbing to the top of a mountain. Nj quickly recruits the help of his friends Ben, Lawrence, and Tim to search for the Eagle Talon Treasure they learned about while exploring the Thompsons’ house. They set forth on a journey to Italy to learn more about the Templars and their secrets. From Italy, they venture back home to learn about the two mysterious men who have been keeping the truth away from Nj and his friends. The closer they get to the facts, the more dangerous the adventure becomes as they continue their quest through other dimensions, meeting new and thrilling characters who help guide them to the treasure. Can Nj and his team reach the prize without facing their maker? Will the two mysterious men find success in stopping the group from achieving their mission? Get ready for a mystery like no other, with thrilling twists after every page!

Author : Harvard University. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : MINN:31951D00126490Z

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Annual Report by Harvard University. Library Pdf

Author : Harvard University. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015036738873

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Report by Harvard University. Library Pdf

Vols. for 1912- contain also the report of the Director of the University Library.

Author : Dan Rottenberg
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0806311517

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Finding Our Fathers by Dan Rottenberg Pdf

In this work Dan Rottenberg shows how to successfully trace your Jewish family back for generations by probing the memories of living relatives; by examining marriage licenses, gravestones, ship passenger lists, naturalization records, birth and death certificates, and other public documents; and by looking for clues in family traditions and customs.

Author : Ed Morrow,Sheree Bykofsky,Rita Rosenkranz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781634501361

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Declutter Anything by Ed Morrow,Sheree Bykofsky,Rita Rosenkranz Pdf

Discover new ways to clean your home and simplify your life in this handy and creative guidebook. Does your house bulge with clutter? Are your possessions weighing you down? Is your home an unorganized mess? Turn it around—ban sagging shelves, bulging cupboards, and bursting closets—with this fun and effective guide. In a step-by-step, easy-to-follow approach, the authors suggest ways to change clutter-accumulating behavior; show how to efficiently organize the possessions you need (with a strict definition of “need”); and examine dozens of ways to dispose of clutter. Declutter Anything offers serious advice that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The emphasis is on uncomplicated, inexpensive solutions that are easy to implement and that produce life-changing results. Take the plunge and soon you’ll be living and working slim, trim, and clutter-free.

Author : June O'Sullivan,Alice Sharp
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781472949851

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50 Fantastic Ideas for Engaging Dads by June O'Sullivan,Alice Sharp Pdf

Children benefit from the sensitive and supportive engagement of both their parents from the earliest of ages, but involving dads can be challenging. This book is designed to provide simple and accessible activities for practitioners looking to engage dads. Both June and Alice work with dads on a daily basis, helping them to understand their contribution to their children's development and longer term educational success. Realising how they can add to what the mums or other carers do in a different but complementary way, and how simple activities can enrich their children's lives, helps strengthen the bond between father and child. Each simple but effective idea in this book has been developed and written with the intention of promoting child and family well being, helping both children and families grow together.

Author : Manchester Geographical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Geography
ISBN : HARVARD:TZ1KID

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The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society by Manchester Geographical Society Pdf

Author : Manchester Geographical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B530424

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Journal by Manchester Geographical Society Pdf

Author : Byron Preiss
Publisher : ibooks
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Secret by Byron Preiss Pdf

The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now... Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full color paintings and verses of The Secret. Yet The Secret is much more than that. At long last, you can learn not only the whereabouts of the Fair People's treasure, but also the modern forms and hiding places of their descendants: the Toll Trolls, Maitre D'eamons, Elf Alphas, Tupperwerewolves, Freudian Sylphs, Culture Vultures, West Ghosts and other delightful creatures in the world around us. The Secret is a field guide to them all. Many "armchair treasure hunt" books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade (1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.

Author : Rick Steves
Publisher : Rick Steves
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781641712057

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Rick Steves Pocket Vienna by Rick Steves Pdf

Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in Vienna: City walks and tours: Seven detailed self-guided walks including a central Vienna walk, tours of St. Stephen's Cathedral and Schönbrunn Palace, and more Rick's strategic advice on what's worth your time and money What to eat and where to stay: Indulge in pork schnitzel and local riesling, relax with locals at a Viennese coffeehouse, and soak up the Baroque charm of an Old Town B&B Day-by-day itineraries to help you prioritize your time A detailed, detachable fold-out map, plus museum and city maps throughout Full-color, portable, and slim for exploring on-the-go Trip-planning practicalities like when to go, how to get around, basic German phrases, and more Lightweight, yet packed with info on Vienna's history and culture, Rick Steves Pocket Vienna truly is a tour guide in your pocket. Extending your trip? Try Rick Steves Vienna, Salzburg & Tirol.

Author : Kennedy Center, The
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442417242

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Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major by Kennedy Center, The Pdf

Imagine if you lived in the White House! The first book centers around three of Theodore Roosevelt's children, Kermit, Ethel and Archie. Their mother is away and they are left in the charge of a comical nanny named Mrs. Duffit and their President father, who is very preoccupied with the visit from a quirky Russian Ambassador, Count Cassini. Eager to keep the children out of trouble, President Roosevelt sends his children on a treasure hunt--just like Treasure Island, only in the White House. There are mysteries popping out of Dolley Madison paintings and strange goings-on in the attic--and the result is a rollicking good time and a crash course in American history too. Ron Kidd has masterfully adapted the script from the original play into a novel for us, and Ard Hoyt's playful illustrations are interspersed throughout.

Author : Daniel Ashlock
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783031021206

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Exploring Representation in Evolutionary Level Design by Daniel Ashlock Pdf

Automatic content generation is the production of content for games, web pages, or other purposes by procedural means. Search-based automatic content generation employs search-based algorithms to accomplish automatic content generation. This book presents a number of different techniques for search-based automatic content generation where the search algorithm is an evolutionary algorithm. The chapters treat puzzle design, the creation of small maps or mazes, the use of L-systems and a generalization of L-system to create terrain maps, the use of cellular automata to create maps, and, finally, the decomposition of the design problem for large, complex maps culminating in the creation of a map for a fantasy game module with designersupplied content and tactical features. The evolutionary algorithms used for the different types of content are generic and similar, with the exception of the novel sparse initialization technique are presented in Chapter 2. The points where the content generation systems vary are in the design of their fitness functions and in the way the space of objects being searched is represented. A large variety of different fitness functions are designed and explained, and similarly radically different representations are applied to the design of digital objects all of which are, essentially, maps for use in games.