THIS WAY UP - WHEN MAPS GO WRONG
The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men!
Hello, we're the Map Men, and in the following pages we've selected what we believe to be some of the very best wrong maps. Some of them are decades old, some are centuries old and some are so recent they're being published today or yesterday, if you're reading this tomorrow .
They include world maps, colonial maps, corporate maps, Soviet maps, pioneer maps, news maps and maps whose intended use was hijacked for a French surrealist political movement in the 1950s. Whether you're an avid map junkie or simply 'map-curious', you will uncover a unique tale of adventure, error and unexpected humour in each chapter, as we attempt to answer the question: 'What on earth happened here?'
So, ditch the compass or disable location services and set out on a journey with us, the Map Men, into a world of cartographic chaos and mappy mishaps.
Because the worst maps are the best maps.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
MAP MEN
Map Men es una serie de videos educativos de formato web creada por los comediantes británicos Jay Foreman y Mark Cooper-Jones. Iniciada en 2016 y alojada principalmente en el canal de YouTube de Foreman, la producción explora temas de geografía, cartografía, historia de los mapas y delimitaciones territoriales. El contenido combina explicación divulgativa con recursos humorísticos, animación y composiciones musicales. Jay Foreman aporta su trayectoria en la comedia musical, mientras que Mark Cooper-Jones integra su experiencia previa como profesor de geografía. A través de episodios breves, la dupla aborda anomalías geográficas, fronteras internacionales y aspectos técnicos de la representación espacial.
