Ashworth

This is a mightily expanded reissue of the 1969 album Alun Ashworth-Jones, containing everything from that rare LP, in addition to two 1969 songs that showed up on the 49 Greek Street compilation; nine live solo acoustic tracks from 1969 that were planned as part of a second LP that was not released at the time; and five studio solo acoustic tracks from 1971, again planned for a second LP, again shelved until the release of this CD. The chief attraction of the disc is the Alun Ashworth-Jones LP itself, which is beguiling, melodic, mild period British folk-rock. While it doesn't stick in the memory as much as what Donovan, Roy Harper, Al Stewart, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch, or Nick Drake recorded during the same era, it's a fair bet that fans of those acts will enjoy it. It has a similar mix of minstrelsy folk, a hint of blues, and imaginatively varied, understated backing from violin, flute, and some rock instruments…

La cartographie et ses conventions sont universelles : orientation, projections, échelle, utilisation des couleurs ou des symboles, représentation du relief… Les normes et nomenclatures sont devenues communes, mais ça n’a pas toujours été le cas !
Magnifiquement illustré par plus de 100 cartes du Moyen Âge à la période contemporaine, cet ouvrage raconte l’histoire des conventions cartographiques. C’est aussi, et surtout, l’histoire d’un langage partagé, celui de la représentation du monde.