{"product_id":"9781923451476","title":"Plotting the Oceans","description":"Author: Sarah Hamylton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781923451476\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 232\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive stories that demonstrate the history and power of maps  and the impact they have on our world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles 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 drift. Maps have triggered territorial claims, saved giant tortoises and brought home the fragility of the Great Barrier Reef in the face of climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharting the course through these stories of discovery and disruption is Sarah Hamylton, herself an accomplished mapmaker who has travelled the globe and followed in the footsteps of cartographic giants. She explains what lies behind  and beyond  the maps we find in history books, scientific papers and contemporary news stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiveting, illuminating and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003ePlotting the Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e answers critical questions about what the evolving nature of maps means for understanding our world, how it changes and how we're changing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Dava Sobel, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLongitude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688056311966,"sku":"ADS-9781923451476","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781923451476.jpg?v=1775631419","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781923451476","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}