New Travel Book: ‘Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  10.06.09 | 11:33 AM ET

We know there’s no shortage of odd and innovative maps out there these days—and now, a new book aims to collect some of the best. This “atlas of cartographic curiosities” comes from Frank Jacobs, the author of the Strange Maps blog, and it mixes everything from inaccurate historical maps to satirical cartoon maps, map mash-ups, maps of fictional literary settings and more. Book Bencher Jenna Krajeski calls the book “a peculiar and delightful compiling of disparately obsessive imaginations, selected on the criteria of strangeness, rarity, and originality.”

“Strange Maps” hits bookstores on October 29.

Tags: Geography for Fun and Profit, Maps, Travel Books, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


3 Comments for New Travel Book: ‘Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities’

Darrin 10.06.09 | 12:55 PM ET

Thanks for the post, Eva.  I can easily get mesmerized by maps, especially old maps that fudge unknown areas by putting legends or other covering symbols there.  I give bonus points for each
sea monster.

Eva Holland 10.06.09 | 3:25 PM ET

Glad to hear from a fellow maps enthusiast, Darrin!

Hal Amen 10.06.09 | 3:36 PM ET

I can always count on you for a good dose of cartophilia. Thanks, Eva!

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