The Map and the Word
Nature writer Richard Mabey asks whether a sense of direction should be considered a sixth sense.
Nature writer Richard Mabey reflects on his lifelong relationship with science and the natural world.
He considers how maps are not just a tool from getting from A to B; for him, they are a kind of 'cryptogram'. A mapworm all his life, Richard considers every little nuance on the page as a clue to a new landscape. They are 'paper dreams'.
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