This
atlas takes us on an exploration of the world, to encounter some
of the brilliant and more obscure civilizations that have shaped
history.

Like stars, civilizations and peoples are born; they live and they die.

Sumerians, Spartans, Etruscans, Moche, Aksumites, Mayans, and Mongolian
nomads have one thing in common: over the course of several centuries or
a few decades, they lived a remarkable way of life, developed elaborate
skills, and shone through their artistic achievements, their culture,
their medical expertise, or their knowledge of the stars.

From the
Aztecs with their fatal calendar, to the Rapa Nui with their strange Moai
scanning the horizon, or, more recently, the Tasmanians and Herero with
their tragic destiny, and the Ona and Alakaluf of Tierra del Fuego, this
atlas takes us on a poetic exploration of the world, to encounter some
of the brilliant and more obscure civilizations that have shaped
history.By Dominique Lanni and Illustrated by Camille RenversadeDominique Lanni is a professor at the University of Malta and specializes in the modes of representation of otherness and travel literature. He has published Bestiaire fantastique des voyageurs (2014), Atlas of Dream Lands (2023), Heureux qui, comme Hannibal (2020), and Mary (2022). Camille Renversade is an artist, author-illustrator, sculptor, and
chemist who graduated from the cole mile-Cohl in Lyon. He specializes
in cryptozoology and has produced seven books on the subject, including
Cratures Fantastiques Deyrolle, published by Plume de carotte, as well
as numerous artistic creations.32 color illustrations32 color illustrations