Bibliograph

Atlas of forgotten places, journey to abandoned destinations from around the globe, Travis Elborough ; maps by Martin Brown

Type

Label

Atlas of forgotten places, journey to abandoned destinations from around the globe, Travis Elborough ; maps by Martin Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Atlas of forgotten places

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1237345885

Responsibility statement

Travis Elborough ; maps by Martin Brown

Sub title

journey to abandoned destinations from around the globe

Summary

Explore the places that time forgot. Abandoned, mysterious, sleeping monuments around the world have been relegated to the margins of history, pushed off the map and out of sight. From ancient ruins and crumbling castles to more recent relics - an art deco New York subway station, a Soviet ghost town in the Arctic Circle, a flooded Thai mall teeming with aquatic life - Travis Elborough takes you on a journey into these strange, overlooked and disappearing worlds and immortalizes their fates. Original maps and stunning color photography accompany Travis Elborough's moving historic and geographic accounts of each site. The featured locations are a stark reminder of what was, and the accounts in this investigative book help to bring their stories back to life, telling us what happened, when and why, and to whom

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Vacant properties -- Unsettled situations -- Dilapidated destinations -- Journeys ended -- Obsolete institutions

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