British Museum: A History of the World in 25 Cities
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British Museum: A History of the World in 25 Cities
A stunningly illustrated big book of maps, exploring how people have shaped cities . . . and how cities have shaped history.
A stunningly illustrated book of extraordinary city maps, telling the story of human civilisation throughout history.
From the walled city of Jericho, built over 10,000 years ago, to the modern-day metropolises of Tokyo and San Francisco, discover how 25 cities from across history and around the planet have shaped the world we live in.
With vibrant, beautifully detailed artwork throughout and featuring 25 unique and carefully researched city maps, find out what life was really like for the people who lived there. Take an awe-inspiring tour around the ancient past to the near future—explore Athens in ancient Greece during the birth of democracy, walk the lamplit streets of Benin deep in the West African rainforest, or even discover what life was like in China's long-lost capital city of Xianyang.
British Museum: A History of the World in 25 Cities offers an enlightening journey through time and culture, discovering the compelling stories each city has to tell.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781788006712
Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 September 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Libby VanderPloeg
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 290.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Tracey lives in Bath and is the author of many non-fiction books for children, including The Comic Strip History of the World (and further Comic Strip titles), 101 Things
You Need To Know (And Some You Don't), and the Hard Nuts of History series.
Andrew is the author of over sixty books and graphic novels for children and adults. His books have been translated into thirty languages around the world and have sold over eight million copies in the last decade. Working closely with the New York Times bestselling author, Eoin Colfer, Andrew adapted four Artemis Fowl books into full length graphic novels for Hyperion. Andrew's original fiction has been published by HarperCollins, Hachette, and Scholastic. His non-fiction books have appeared on the lists of Bloomsbury, DK, and Scholastic. His work in comics includes Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight for DC Comics, 2000AD, and Doctor Who. He happily believes he is the only writer alive to have written for the characters of Batman, Superman, Doctor Who, and Artemis Fowl.
Libby lives and works in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She grew up in Michigan on the edge of the Great Lakes dunes, and has lived in Chicago, New York, and Stockholm. Her work comes out of her deep affinity for storytelling, music, letterforms, printed ephemera, and wildlife
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