Plotting the Oceans
Stories of Powerful Maps and Their Makers
$31.75
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2026
Summary
Five stories that demonstrate the history and power of maps – and the impact they have on our world
Charles Darwin mapped the world’s coral reefs to support a theory about how they formed, and in doing so developed insights that shaped his eventual theory of evolution. The trailblazing Marie Tharp, barred from ocean expeditions in the 1950s, nevertheless created the first detailed map of the ocean floor, providing key evidence for the then radical idea of continental …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923451476 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1923451472 |
| Author: | Sarah Hamylton |
| Publisher: | Monash University Publishing |
| Imprint: | Monash University Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 352g |
| Dimensions: | 40mm x 154mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
‘By following geographer Sarah Hamylton on this enchanting voyage through time – via maps of atolls, reefs and spreading sea floors – a reader sees where longitude and latitude yield to insight and attitude.’ — Dava Sobel, author of Longitude
Sarah Hamylton
Sarah Hamylton is an Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong, past President of the Australian Coral Reef Society, and Director of the Spatial Analysis Laboratory. She has over 20 years of experience sailing, diving, and walking shorelines to map coastal and marine environments in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Fiji, Seychelles, and the Red Sea. Her maps have been instrumental in establishing marine protected areas and informing coastal management policies. Sarah is also a nature writer who has authored over 120 scientific research papers and several books on coastlines and mapping.
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