Sad topographies / Damien Rudd ; illustrated by Kateryna Didyk.
Publisher: London : Simon & Schuster UK, 2017Description: 224 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 43789ISBN: 9781471169298 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Names, Geographical -- Etymology | GeographyDDC classification: 741.6 RUD LOC classification: G105Summary: 'Sad Topographies' is the first ever atlas of depressing toponyms. Covering all continents, Damien Rudd explores the world's depressing place names and explore their etymology. The stories behind these sad topographies are interwoven narratives of history, landscape, exploration, mythology, local folklore and misadventure.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 741.6 RUD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 113431 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Sad Topographies is an illustrated guide for the melancholic among us.
Dispirited travellers rejoice as Damien Rudd journeys across continents in search of the world's most joyless place names and their fascinating etymologies .
Behind each lugubrious place name exists a story, a richly interwoven narrative of mythology, history, landscape, misadventure and tragedy . From Disappointment Island in the Southern Ocean to Misery in Germany, across to Lonely Island in Russia, or, if you're feeling more intrepid, pay a visit to Mount Hopeless in Australia - all from the comfort of your armchair.
With hand drawn maps by illustrator Kateryna Didyk, Sad Topographies will steer you along paths that lead to strange and obscure places, navigating the terrains of historical fact and imaginative fiction. At turns poetic and dark-humoured , this is a travel guide quite like no other.
Damien Rudd is the founder of the hugely popular Instagram account @sadtopographies .
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'Sad Topographies' is the first ever atlas of depressing toponyms. Covering all continents, Damien Rudd explores the world's depressing place names and explore their etymology. The stories behind these sad topographies are interwoven narratives of history, landscape, exploration, mythology, local folklore and misadventure.
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