Full Description
Imagine what the world once looked like as you discover places that have disappeared from modern atlases in this stunningly illustrated and award-winning book.
Have you ever wondered about cities that lie forgotten under the dust of newly settled land? Rivers and seas whose changing shape has shifted the landscape around them? Or, even, places that have seemingly vanished, without a trace?
Following the international bestselling success of Atlas of Improbable Places and Atlas of the Unexpected, Travis Elborough takes you on a voyage to all corners of the world in search of the lost, disappearing and vanished. Discover ancient seats of power and long-forgotten civilizations through the Mayan city of Palenque; delve into the mystery of a disappeared Japanese islet; and uncover the incredible hidden sites like the submerged Old Adaminaby, once abandoned but slowly remerging.
With beautiful maps and stunning colour photography, Atlas of Vanishing Places shows these places as they once were as well as how they look today: a fascinating guide to lost lands and the fragility of our relationship with the world around us.
WINNER Illustrated Book of the Year - Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020
Also in the Unexpected Atlas series: Atlas of Improbable Places, Atlas of Untamed Places, Atlas of the Unexpected.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
ANCIENT CITIES
MOHENJO-DARO-PAKISTAN
HATTUSA-TURKEY
LEPTIS MAGNA-LIBYA
XANADU-MONGOLIA/CHINA
CIUDAD PERDIDA-COLOMBIA
MAHABALIPURAM-INDIA
PALENQUE-MEXICO
HELIKE-GREECE
PETRA-JORDAN
TIMGAD-ALGERIA
ALEXANDRIA-EGYPT
FORGOTTEN LANDS
CHAN CHAN-PERU
ROANOKE-NORTH CAROLINA, USA
THE MOSQUE CITY OF BAGERHAT-BANGLADESH
RIVER FLEET-LONDON, UK
LION CITY-CHINA
OLD ADAMINABY-AUSTRALIA
PORT ROYAL-JAMAICA
ESANBEHANAKITAKOJIMA-JAPAN
THE LOST SEA-CRAIGHEAD CAVERNS, TENNESSEE, USA
BODIE-CALIFORNIA, USA
FLAGSTAFF-MAINE, USA
SHRINKING PLACES
RIVER DANUBE-EUROPE
THE DEAD SEA-JORDAN/ISRAEL
SLIMS RIVER-YUKON, CANADA
SKIPSEA-YORKSHIRE, UK
THE EVERGLADES-FLORIDA, USA
THREATENED WORLDS
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK-MONTANA, USA
CHIHUAHUAN DESERT-MEXICO/USA
TIMBUKTU-MALI
SKARA BRAE-ORKNEY
YAMUNA RIVER-INDIA
VENICE-ITALY
THE CONGO BASIN RAINFOREST-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF-AUSTRALIA
THE GREAT WALL-CHINA
TUVALU-SOUTH PACIFIC
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
PICTURE CREDITS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDEX
