The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men!
Hello, were the Map Men and in the following pages, weve selected what we believe to be some of the very best wrong maps. Some of them are decades old, some are centuries old, and some are so recent theyre still being published today (or yesterday, if youre reading this tomorrow).
They include colonial maps, collaborative maps, corporate maps, Soviet maps, pioneer maps, news maps and maps whose intended use was hijacked for a French surrealist political movement in the 1950s. We travel from the (nameless) streets of Kolkata to London Kings Cross (using a map of Paris), all in the name of cartographic chaos. Whether youre an avid map junkie or simply map-curious, each chapter uncovers a unique tale of adventure, error and unexpected humour as we attempt to answer the question: What on earth happened here?
So ditch the compass (or open settings and tap disable location services) and set out on a journey with us, the Map Men, into a world of cartographic blunders and mappy mishaps.
Because the worst maps are the best maps.
