{"product_id":"around-switzerland-in-80-maps-9782940481309","title":"Around Switzerland in 80 Maps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tour of Switzerland through historical and contemporary maps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA map is the perfect pictorial way to explain and entertain. This book achieves both of these goals and provide a detailed picture of Switzerland. Diccon Bewes’ search for original maps led him through official archives and private collections. The results are presented here, along with the fascinating stories behind them: from the circular island map of 1480 to the birth of modern Swiss cartography; from the British rail plan for Switzerland to a Soviet map of Basel during the Cold-War; from the 1970s Zurich map for men to the vision of a Greater Switzerland with 40 cantons.","brand":"Diccon Bewes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48402353455355,"sku":"9782940481309","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_781c4392-f0fa-4ed7-970c-b9f324b7d8f6.jpg?v=1772831179","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/around-switzerland-in-80-maps-9782940481309","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}