First published 2018
From the deserts of Djibouti to the snowy peaks of Svalbard, "The Writer's Map" unfurls the storied histories of maps that have fueled the creative visions of literary giants. Tracing the personal cartographies of authors like Robert Louis Stevenson and J.R.R. Tolkien, this captivating volume reveals how the act of mapmaking can unlock the door to whole new worlds. Filled with rare sketches, vintage atlases, and tales of eccentric cartographers, it's a celebration of the indelible bond between words, place, and the mapmaker's art.
Genres: biography, geography, 21st-century, art-history, cartography, books-about-books, academic, atlases
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Djibouti, Svalbard
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century, 21st-century
256 pages · Hardcover · THAMES HUDSON