6/23/2023 0 Comments Map Addict by Mike ParkerIn Map Addict, we learn the location of what has officially been named by the OS as the most boring square kilometre in the land we visit the town fractured into dozens of little parcels of land split between two different countries and trek around many other weird borders of Britain and Europe we test the theories that the new city of Milton Keynes was built to a pagan alignment and that women can't read maps. Map Addict mixes wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, unearthing the offbeat, the unusual and the downright pedantic in a celebration of all things maps. There are some fine, dry tomes out there about the history and development of cartography: this is not one of them. They are the unsung heroes of life: Map Addict sings their song. At a stroke, they convey precise information about topography, layout, history, politics and power. Maps pepper logos, advertisements, illustrations, books, web pages and newspaper and magazine articles: they are a cipher for every area of human existence. On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: checking the A-Z, the road atlas or the Sat Nav, scanning the tube or bus map, a quick Google online or hours wasted flying over a virtual Earth, navigating a way around a shopping centre, watching the weather forecast, planning a walk or a trip, catching up on the news, booking a holiday or hotel. Maps not only show the world, they help it turn.
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