In 45 beautiful, unique maps and with evocative photography, Atlas of the Unexpected is a journey to far-off lands, obscure discoveries and unimaginable locations.
Atlas of the Unexpected is a journey to far-off lands, obscure discoveries and unimaginable locations, with 45 beautiful, unique maps and evocative photography.
Take an armchair voyage to places both infamous and unknown that have, often by chance or by haphazard means, been destinations of discovery that make up our world today. Learn about the accidental discovery or Vaseline. Set foot on the aptly named Just Enough Room Island. Chart the royal romance that led shipwrecked lovers to discover the purple rock of Madeira. Follow in the footsteps of a stray goat who led its keeper to uncover lost ancient biblical scrolls. These are the world’s most wondrous, improbable and – most of all – unexpected of places.
“Travis Elborough writes about a wide range of subjects with originality, learning and charm. Atlas of the Unexpected...is seductively beautiful: an inspiring, dream-inducing guide to almost four dozen “haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations”..." David Kynaston, New Statesman – ‘best books of 2018’
Also in the Unexpected Atlas series: Atlas of Untamed Places, Atlas of Improbable Places, Atlas of Vanishing Places.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Accidental Discoveries
- Madeira Archipelago, Atlantic Ocean
- Derinkuyu Underground City, Cappadocia, Turkey
- Vaseline,Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran, Israel
- Cahokia Mounds, Illinois, USA
- Pompeii, Naples, Italy
- Fly Geyser, Nevada, USA
- Galápagos Island, Pacific Ocean
Strange Roots
- Georgia Colony, Savannah, Georgia, USA
- Chemainus, Vancouver Island, Canada
- Buzludzha Monument, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria
- Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
- Freshkills Park, New York City, USA
- Fort House, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Chess City, Elista, Kalmykia, Russia
- Fordlândia, Pará, Brazil
- Gibsonton, Florida, USA
- Nowa Huta, Kraków, Poland
Haphazard Destinations
- Neft Dälar¿, Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan
- Manshiyat Naser, Cairo, Egypt
- Caleta Tortel, Capitán Prat Province, Chile
- Jaisalmer Fort, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
- Just Room Enough Island, St Lawrence River, New York, USA
- Spiegelhalter Jewellers, London, UK
- Monemvasia, Laconia, Greece
- Uros Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru
- Cliff of Bandiagara, Mopti, Mali
- Korowai Tree Houses, Kia, Indonesia
Cavernous Locations
- Lascaux Caves, Montignac, France
- Xuankong Si, Shanxi Province, China
- Matmata Village, Matmata, Tunisia
- Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent, England
- Coober Pedy, South Australia
- Movile Cave, Constan¿a County, Romania
- The Petrifying Well, Knareborough, Yorkshire, UK
- Aogashima, Philippine Sea, Japan
Serendipitous Spaces
- Zhangye Danxia Landform, Gansu, China
- Slope Point, South Island, New Zealand
- Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California, USA
- Lake Hillier, Western Australia
- Grüner See, Styria, Austria
- Cat Island, Tashirojima, Japan
- Grand Tsingy, Melaky, Madagascar
- Hitachi Seaside Park, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan
- Canfranc Station, Canfranc, Spain
