But did you know that early maps of the region included several imaginary islands scattered ... Isle Royal is there, sure. But places such as Isle Anne and Isle Pontchartrain shown to exist ...

But author Malachy Tallack argues that maps are as much “a cartography ... Tallack takes readers on a journey to imaginary places—mythic islands, mapmakers’ mistakes, mirages, and outright ...

Below is a round up of whimsical ancient maps that include phantom islands, legendary cities that don't actually exist and missing continents. Atlantis is an imaginary city that features in the ...

She recalled, “It just came to me that given our collection we should do an exhibit of maps of imaginary places.” Subtitled “Maps from Fiction,’’ this free exhibit should appeal to ...

When I was young, I excitedly tore the maps out of new issues of National ... admired Alberto Manguel’s “The Dictionary of Imaginary Places.” Not surprisingly, readers who are mapophiles ...

So maybe it’s not surprising that his incredibly detailed maps of imaginary cities also include fully fleshed-out public transit systems. But it’s impressive nonetheless. Silva, who has no ...

The map, made up of nine pieces of A3 paper, is of an imaginary city called Ty-taniam ... The city has several places that refer to periods of time when Jake was putting the map together.

Agloe’s story might be the strangest in the already strange history of copyright traps in maps. Usually, mapmakers don’t invent whole towns out of paper and ink. Usually, they craft more ...

Still, I intend to keep The Dictionary of Imaginary Places handy, to be consulted whenever I feel the need for a draught of whimsy laced with magic.

Elis Griffiths, who is autistic, usually creates maps of imaginary places but he redirected his efforts after losing contact with friends he made while travelling. The map, which was up for ...