Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot on and Never Will

Schalansky, Judith (Author)/ Lo, Christine (Translated by)

ISBN 10: 014311820X / ISBN 13: 9780143118206

Published by Penguin Books, 2010

About this Item

144 pages. 10.50x7.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 014311820X

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot on and Never Will
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014311820X
• ISBN 13: 9780143118206
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.55 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

A rare and beautifully illustrated journey to fifty faraway worlds.

There are still places on earth that are unknown. Visually stunning and uniquely designed, this wondrous book captures fifty islands that are far away in every sense-from the mainland, from people, from airports, and from holiday brochures. Author Judith Schalansky used historic events and scientific reports as a springboard for each island, providing information on its distance from the mainland, whether its inhabited, its features, and the stories that have shaped its lore. With stunning full-color maps and an air of mysterious adventure, Atlas of Remote Island is perfect for the traveler or romantic in all of us.

About the Author

Judith Schalansky was born in 1980 in Greifswald, Germany. She hasdegrees in both History of Art and Communication Design. Judith currentlyworks as a freelance writer and designer in Berlin and has been teaching coursesin the principles of typography at the Potsdam Technical Institute since 2008.