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u/General_Awesome · 2 pointsr/oldmaps

Hi, great that you're taking an interest to get him a book on cartography. I've recently began doing the same, and books are definitely superior over wikipedia etc.

  • 'Great Maps' by Jerry Brotton: Very accessible, kind of a coffee table book that you can look into when you have some minutes to spend.

  • 'A history of the world in 12 maps' by Jerry Brotton: Bought this one together with 'Great Maps'. Gives a more academic point of view on maps and on their origins/purposes. Haven't finished it yet though. Kind of unaccessible because there aren't really maps included (some maps, but pictures are way too small). Definitely recommend it, in combo with 'Great Maps'.

  • As /u/churizurd mentioned, Atlas of Remote Islands is pretty fun too. Pricing seems kind of strange on Amazon (1130$ for paperback lolwat)

  • Transit maps of the world is on my wishlist, looks cool
u/PisseGuri82 · 22 pointsr/oldmaps

They were all considered actual animals at the time.

One of the earliest, and definitely the most influential, "monster map" is the 1539 Carta Marina whose monsters were copied by several later mapmakers. It was accompanied by a 15-volume book detailing each animal's name and characteristics. Although they were depicted from descriptions and hearsay, and as such are not recognizable to us, most descriptions correspond to an actual animal and the rest correspond to mythical animals that were at the time believed to be real.

On the Carta Marina, you can recognize some of the monster names, such as "Orca" and "Ros Maruspicsis" (walrus), others have different names today like the Vacca Marina drawn as an actual cow. It's Latin for "sea cow", the description in the book perfectly fits what we today call a bearded seal. Although the fantastic sea creatures are what we think of today, this map also depicts a lot of other creatures such as wolves, reindeer, lynx and eagles, and also specific people like kings and warriors. At the time, it was meant as a documentary image accompanying a non-fiction book.

There are several books written on the map monsters, I recommend this one.

u/WomanWhoWeaves · 1 pointr/oldmaps

This book Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff is a sci-fi horror mostly about a black family from Chicago that writes these guides. The book was fantastic and I'd love to see it get more traction.

u/_tinyhands_ · 1 pointr/oldmaps

I heard this guy speak in Austin a few years ago. The book has been on my to-do list.