Atlas of Vanishing Places

Described as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians', Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator who lives in London. His work delves into the ephemera of retro culture as well as the history of London, geography, and a broad range of other subjects. His Atlas of Vanishing Places won the Illustrated Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2020, and he has also written The Bus We Loved, a passionate love letter to the Routemaster bus which defined London transport for more than 50 years. His other works include A Traveller’s Year, A London Year, The Long-Player Goodbye, Being A Writer and A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the Guardian, and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, BBC History Magazine and Kinfolk among others, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he teaches creative writing. Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator, regularly contributing to BBC Radio 4 and the Guardian. He is the author of Atlas of Improbable Places, Atlas of the Unexpected and Atlas of Forgotten Places alongside numerous popular culture histories including Wish You Were Here: England on Sea and Through the Looking Glasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles.  

INTRODUCTION
ANCIENT CITIES
MOHENJO-DARO-PAKISTAN
HATTUSA-TURKEY
LEPTIS MAGNA-LIBYA
XANADU-MONGOLIA/CHINA
CIUDAD PERDIDA-COLOMBIA
MAHABALIPURAM-INDIA
PALENQUE-MEXICO
HELIKE-GREECE
PETRA-JORDAN
TIMGAD-ALGERIA
ALEXANDRIA-EGYPT
FORGOTTEN LANDS
CHAN CHAN-PERU
ROANOKE-NORTH CAROLINA, USA
THE MOSQUE CITY OF BAGERHAT-BANGLADESH
RIVER FLEET-LONDON, UK
LION CITY-CHINA
OLD ADAMINABY-AUSTRALIA
PORT ROYAL-JAMAICA
ESANBEHANAKITAKOJIMA-JAPAN
THE LOST SEA-CRAIGHEAD CAVERNS, TENNESSEE, USA
BODIE-CALIFORNIA, USA
FLAGSTAFF-MAINE, USA
SHRINKING PLACES
RIVER DANUBE-EUROPE
THE DEAD SEA-JORDAN/ISRAEL
SLIMS RIVER-YUKON, CANADA
SKIPSEA-YORKSHIRE, UK
THE EVERGLADES-FLORIDA, USA
THREATENED WORLDS
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK-MONTANA, USA
CHIHUAHUAN DESERT-MEXICO/USA
TIMBUKTU-MALI
SKARA BRAE-ORKNEY
YAMUNA RIVER-INDIA
VENICE-ITALY
THE CONGO BASIN RAINFOREST-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF-AUSTRALIA
THE GREAT WALL-CHINA
TUVALU-SOUTH PACIFIC
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
PICTURE CREDITS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDEX