Legendary Routes of the World takes its readers on a splendid popup journey through some of the planet’s most famous itineraries. It includes the pioneeringAéropostale, which was the first French airborne mail delivery system that connected France with South America; the transatlantic single-handed yacht race dubbed the Rhum Route; the Silk Road connecting the Asian continent’seast and west through trade; Route 66 in the United States, which is ingrained in popular culture as the setting for countless travel narratives; and the impressivelunar expedition of 1969. Each one of these legendary routes is inventively presented as a double-page pop-up spread accompanied by interesting anecdotesand information. This is avisually striking gift book whoseclever engineering and iconicillustrations inspire wonder inboth children and adults.
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