{"product_id":"9780140280395","title":"The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption - Simon Winchester (Paperback) 04-07-2002","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGY  Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was troubled: he was imprisoned for debt, turned out of his home, his work was plagiarised, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him.   It was not until 1829, when a Yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius, that he was returned to London in triumph: The Map That Changed the World is his story.  'For a geologist, this is a must read' Amazon Reviewer  'It serves to lift a genius from academic semi-obscurity and to award him the acknowledgement he undoubtedly deserves' Amazon Reviewer  'Never realised how seminal this map was' Amazon Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Simon Winchester \/ Non Fiction - History \/ 04-07-2002","offer_id":57327358869884,"sku":"9780140280395","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/2344\/8005\/files\/9780140280395.jpg?v=1787157337","url":"https:\/\/www.ivybridgebookshop.com\/products\/9780140280395","provider":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}