Atlas of Vanishing Places by Travis Elborough

Atlas of Vanishing Places: The lost worlds as they were and as they are today by Travis Elborough
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Atlas of Vanishing Places: The lost worlds as they were and as they are today by Travis Elborough

Quarto Publishing
White Lion
Nonfiction, travel
160 pages
September 17, 2019
Rating: 4/5
8/25/19-8/29/19

I received this digital ARC from NetGalley and White Lion Publishing in exchange for an unbiased review.

Related to earlier book Atlas of Improbable Places
Arak Sea in Uzbekistan, once the 4th largest lake in world, 1950s River diverted (Anu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers) to irrigate land for cotton. The author explores the evolution of land and changes occurred through nature and man which have continued to erode with each passing civilization.

There are many illustrated picture and maps of these once inhabited places. I found the history and archeological aspects interesting. It seems that I “knew” of these places but honestly never gave thought to whether they still existed. Some places seemed to exist only from history books and mythology.

The author provides detailed information on ancient cities, forgotten lands, shrinking places and threatened worlds. It provides thought provoking history of our ever changing world as a result of changes in each civilization.


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