{"product_id":"9780140280395-the-map-that-changed-the-world","title":"The Map That Changed the World","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption\u003cbr\u003eHidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was troubled: he was imprisoned for debt, turned out of his home, his work was plagiarised, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was not until 1829, when a Yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius, that he was returned to London in triumph: \u003ci\u003eThe Map That Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e is his story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'For a geologist, this is a must read' Amazon Reviewer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It serves to lift a genius from academic semi-obscurity and to award him the acknowledgement he undoubtedly deserves' Amazon Reviewer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Never realised how seminal this map was' Amazon Reviewer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31175713488993,"sku":"9780140280395","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32418176.jpg?v=1737274793","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140280395-the-map-that-changed-the-world","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}