A map is the perfect way to explain and entertain at the same time. The 80 maps in this book achieve at least both and give you a detailed picture of Switzerland.
Searching for original maps, Diccon Bewes browsed through official archives and private collections.
The results can be admired in this discovery book, together with the exciting stories behind it: From the 1480 island map to the beginning of modern Swiss cartography, from the Swiss route network recorded by the British to a city map of Basel produced by the Soviets during the Cold War. From a city map of Zurich from the 70s to a vision of a larger Switzerland consisting of 40 cantons.
Map after map, here the reader learns how Switzerland became the country it is today. An exciting journey through Swiss history.
Diccon Bewes is by the way the biggest Swiss among the English. Before becoming a bestselling author, he worked as a travel journalist in London and as a bookseller in Bern.
