{"id":1787101,"date":"2019-02-15T13:20:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T18:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1787101"},"modified":"2019-02-15T13:20:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T18:20:45","slug":"the-minimal-geography-atlas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/02\/the-minimal-geography-atlas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Minimal Geography Atlas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our friend Alejandro Polanco’s latest project is The Minimal Geography Atlas<\/em><\/a>, a collection of 40 thematic maps.<\/p>\n

In my work as a map designer and science writer, I have collected over the past two decades hundreds of curious stories related to cartography or geography. These stories have seen the light of day in the form of hundreds of articles in magazines and blogs, as well as in posters or maps of very diverse types. Now, I’ve decided to compile my best maps and lesser-known but interesting curiosities from all that material I’ve collected over the years. The result is this book, an atlas designed to awaken your curiosity. The thematic maps that I have selected are part of the ones that I have created in the last years, improving them and adapting them for this book.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alejandro is currently running a Kickstarter<\/a> for the book. \u20ac18 gets you the digital edition, \u20ac65 the print edition (in softcover).<\/p>\n

Previously: Alejandro Polanco\u2019s Minimal Geography<\/a>; Alejandro Polanco\u2019s Lost Worlds<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our friend Alejandro Polanco’s latest project is The Minimal Geography Atlas, a collection of 40 thematic maps. 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