Atlas of Lost Cities

Posted on 02 December 2018 by Aude de Tocqueville

Like humans, cities are mortal They are born, they thrive, and they eventually die In Atlas of Lost Cities, Aude de Tocqueville tells the compelling narrative of the rise and fall of such notable places as Pompeii, Teotihuac n, and Angkor She also details the less well known places, including Centralia, an abandoned Pennsylvania town consumed by unquenchable underground fire Nova Citas de Kilamba in Angola, where housing, schools, and stores were built for 500,000 people who never came and Epecuen, a tourist town in Argentina that was swallowed up by water Beautiful, original artwork shows the location of the lost cities and depicts how they looked when they thrived. Download Atlas of Lost Cities Author Aude de Tocqueville – kino-fada.fr Autore francese Saggio viaggi.Non un compendio di archeologia del genere Civilt sepolte, ma una raccolta di carte geografiche ed una serie di brevi commenti sui luoghi scelti dall autore.I viaggiatori abituali, forti delle loro guide e dei loro selfie, storcerebbero il naso.Anche se dubito che riuscirebbero a collocarle tutte nel giusto contesto o che abbiano un selfie fatto a Centralia.Raccolta eterogenea divisa per continenti, tranne l Australia.Le citt Insediamenti di antiche civilt s Autore francese Saggio viaggi.Non un compendio di archeologia del genere Civilt sepolte, ma una raccolta di carte geografiche ed una serie di brevi commenti sui l...I wish I had enjoyed Atlas of Lost Cities A Travel Guide to Abandoned and Forsaken Destinations , but unfortunately, it had many problems Aude de Tocqueville suffers from a lack of coherent tone, either problems in writing or in translation, and a couple content issues as well.The book itself is pretty, the illustrations beautiful, but the wealth of content peters off slightly there The information offered is basic often including strangely chosen sidebars such as one describing what Gol I wish I had enjoyed Atlas of Lost Cities A Travel Guide to Abandoned and Forsaken Destinations , but unfortunately, it had many problems Aude de Tocqueville suffers from a lack of coherent tone, either problems in writing or in translation, and a couple content issues as well.The book itself is pretty, the illustrations beautiful, but the wealth of content peters off slightly the...When I first saw this book, I was captivated by both its title and design the idea of Lost Cities conjures up a sense of romance, adventure, myths and fantasy while the book appears to be styled like an old explorer s notebook Thus I was pleasantly surprised to discover that all of the cities described here were real, with many abandoned in surprisingly recent times Each entry, illustrated by retro style maps, offers fascinating histories of each city s rise and fall My only disappointment When I first saw this book, I was captivated by both its title and design the idea of Lost Cities conjures up a sense of romance, adventure, myths and fantasy while the book appears to be styled like an old explorer s notebook Thus I was pleasantly surprised to discover that all of the cities described here...Tja, ik had toch meer verwacht van dit boek Wat foto s bijvoorbeeld Ook dat de tijd beter liep zou fijn zijn Niet oud en nieuw door elkaar Normaal ben ik een persoon die enorm houdt van het oude, maar ik moet zeggen dat ik meer naar de nieuwe dingen uitkeek Voornamelijk omdat die ni...La idea me atra a aun m s que el fascinante Atlas de islas remotas , pero tanto textos como ilustraciones se quedan muy lejos de evocar lo mismo.Une incitation au voyage hors des sentiers battus On d couvre ici des cit s disparues, ras es, abandonn es, d sert es, et les raisons de leurs solitudes De quoi veiller l imaginationReview title Abandoned hopeHuman infrastructure roads, houses, factories, cities represent a losing battle against the second law of thermodynamics Every home owner knows the battle I speak of fix one thing, and another breaks De Tocqueville has gathered a collection of case studies of abandoned hope in this slim volume Arranged by continent and then confusingly by city name why not country are short descriptions of the founding, flourishing, and fall of 44 cities which died due to war Review title Abandoned hopeHuman infrastructure roads, houses, factories, cities represent a losing battle against the second law of thermodynamics Every home owner knows the battle I speak of fix one thing, and another breaks De Tocqueville has gathered a collection of case studies of abandoned hope in this slim volume Arranged by continent and then confusingly by city name why not country are short descriptions of the founding, flourishing, and fall of 44 cities which died due to war, climate change, disease, disaster, and mysterious causes we may never know The number of causes is nearly as many as the number of cities, and De Tocqueville writes in French originally in ...2,5 5Tras el preciosoAtlas of Remote Islandsy el excelenteAn Atlas of Countries That Don t Exist A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States , la idea de este libro me fascinaba siempre me han maravillado las ciudades fantasma y las historias tras de s El problema, y aqu quiz la culpa sea m s m a que de la autora, es que la mitad o m s de las ciudades que se mencionan en este libro pertenecen a civilizaciones antiqu simas, ciudades desaparecidas, yacimientos o, e 2,5 5Tras el preciosoAtlas of Remote Islandsy el excelenteAn Atlas of Countries That Don t Exist A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States , la idea de este libro me fascinaba siempre me han maravillado las ciudades fantasma y las historias tras de s El problema, y aqu quiz la culpa sea m s m a que de la autora, es que la mitad o m s de las ciudades que se mencionan en este libro pertenecen a civilizaciones antiqu simas, ciudades desaparecidas, yacimientos o, en algunos casos, min sculas ruinas de ciudades que hist ricamente fueron importantes Lo que yo buscaba es la otra mitad del libro, las ciudades contempor neas construidas en su totalidad o casi y abandonadas o casi por diversos motivos, y me ha faltado mucho.Por otro lado, junto al breve relato de cada ciudad, encontramos una ilustraci n de estilo desenfad...Kind of a disappointing book I think my opinion formed early in reading it when so many of the entries seemed to just be boom towns that sprang up to exploit some mineral resource in the area and faded away when the wealth dried up I had been hoping for cities withantiquity, as hinted at by the cover art There are some in the book, but manyin the modern era But even then, the entries just have this feeling of distance in reading them, like they provide a kind of overview but ...Really interesting book that at first seems well presented The articles on each place are short but interesting The maps have a nice artistic style however they could be much clearer What this book really needs though is photographs W...

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02 December 2018

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