Holland from the Air

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HOLLAND FROM THE AIR
gives you an extraordinary vicw of the Netherlands. Viewed from above, thc earth's dimensions becomc dramatically different. Large appears small, and detaiis merge, so that they begin to form a pattern and teli a story. The landscape unfolds and images flash by in rapid succcssion. But once you are on the ground again, only vague impressions rcmain.
This book captures these impressions. Somé 400 magnificent eolour photos - a bird's eye view - show remarkable Dutch landscapes, w inding rivers, historie cities and towns, romantic castles and much, much more. Faseinating panoramas are presented in si\ fold-out pages. Alongside the landscape photographs and the aerial views of towns and cities are sketches that pin-point places of interest, and noteworthy or important buildings. Aerial photographs of a number of cities that were damaged during W orld War II are accompanied by photographs taken from the archive to provide a striking picture of how these cities... Tovább

Fülszöveg

HOLLAND FROM THE AIR
gives you an extraordinary vicw of the Netherlands. Viewed from above, thc earth's dimensions becomc dramatically different. Large appears small, and detaiis merge, so that they begin to form a pattern and teli a story. The landscape unfolds and images flash by in rapid succcssion. But once you are on the ground again, only vague impressions rcmain.
This book captures these impressions. Somé 400 magnificent eolour photos - a bird's eye view - show remarkable Dutch landscapes, w inding rivers, historie cities and towns, romantic castles and much, much more. Faseinating panoramas are presented in si\ fold-out pages. Alongside the landscape photographs and the aerial views of towns and cities are sketches that pin-point places of interest, and noteworthy or important buildings. Aerial photographs of a number of cities that were damaged during W orld War II are accompanied by photographs taken from the archive to provide a striking picture of how these cities
have been reborn.
Fach chapter, covering a particular area of the country, begins with a map showing the places which have been selected
for photographing from the 'picture stories', featuring topics ranging from windmills and farms to the formation of towns and villages, from modern housing developments to castles, are interspersed throughout the book. Holland from the air ends with a faseinating essay on the techniques and history of aerial photography. HOLLAND FROM THE AIR is a unique document - a book to be treasured now and forever. Vissza