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An atlas of geographical wonders : comparing the world's mountains and rivers / Jean-Christophe Bailly, Jean-Marc Besse, Philippe Grand, Gilles Palsky.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Edition: First editionDescription: 208 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 x 32 cmISBN:
  • 9781616898236
Uniform titles: Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 911 23
LOC classification:
  • GA300 .B2513 2019
Contents:
The great measuring of the world / Jean-Christophe Bailly -- Portraits of groups: Nineteenth-century tableaux of mountains and rivers / Gilles Palsky and Jean-Marc Besse -- Speak to the mind and the imagination: Humboldt's Tableau -- The world's highest mountains -- The world's longest rivers -- Mountains and rivers in contrast -- Thirst for comparison: Islands, lakes, waterfalls, and monuments -- Comparing scales -- The horizontal and the vertical.
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B.PLAN BMS College of Architecture, Design and Planning 911 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available AR-UG4001

"Translation of the French edition by Michelle Bailat-Jones"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

The great measuring of the world / Jean-Christophe Bailly -- Portraits of groups: Nineteenth-century tableaux of mountains and rivers / Gilles Palsky and Jean-Marc Besse -- Speak to the mind and the imagination: Humboldt's Tableau -- The world's highest mountains -- The world's longest rivers -- Mountains and rivers in contrast -- Thirst for comparison: Islands, lakes, waterfalls, and monuments -- Comparing scales -- The horizontal and the vertical.

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