The author devotes a chapter to each of the directions, exploring the history of each and its unstable meanings. “Four Points of the Compass” is a slender volume, and while its contents at ...

In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction. Share full article The map as we know it is a relatively modern ...

Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction by Jerry Brotton Allen Lane £20, 208 pages Join our online book group on Facebook at FT Books Café and subscribe to our podcast ...