Our Book of the Month for July 2022 is Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds as They Were and as They Are Today by Travis Elborough.
Atlas of Vanishing Places won the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award for Illustrated Travel Book of the Year. Now it is out in paperback so is lightweight and perfect to pack for holidays.
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?
Atlas of Vanishing Places takes you on a voyage across the world and throughout history in search of the abandoned, vanished and disappearing. Discover the cities that once ruled their kingdoms, uncover the dramatic effect of changing seas and rivers on the land and people by their sides and imagine what the world once looked like as you discover the places that have vanished from modern atlases.
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.
Author bio:
Described as ‘one of the country’s finest pop culture historians’, Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator, regularly contributing to BBC Radio 4 and the Guardian. He is the author of Atlas of Improbable Places, Atlas of the Unexpected and Atlas of Forgotten Places alongside numerous popular culture histories including Wish You Were Here: England on Sea and Through the Looking Glasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles.
Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds as They Were and as They Are Today by Travis Elborough is available now for £9.99
You can read an extract from Atlas of Vanishing Places here.