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'The book is stellar. The maps are gorgeously recreated and cover a wide spectrum of type, style, time period, and intent' - Fantasy Literature 'This delightful, engrossing exploration is for every reader who's ever admired a book or a map, let alone both' - Shelf Awareness 'Fantastic' - Atlas Obscura 'Book of the year for 2018. It gathers intelligently charming meditations from writers and festoons them with map after map after map after map of imaginary, and sometimes non-imaginary, lands' - Weekly Standard 'I'm in love ... this book is genius' - Jen Campbell, Christmas Gift Guide 'Lavish' - Choice 'Glorious ... This exquisitely crafted atlas is a must for any passionate reader' - Woman & Home 'A beautifully illustrated compendium' - Country Life

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Huw Lewis-Jones is a historian of exploration with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He was formerly Curator at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, and the National Maritime Museum, London. His books include The Conquest of Everest (winner of the History Award at the Banff Mountain Festival), The Crossing of Antarctica and Across the Arctic Ocean. He is the author, with Kari Herbert, of the internationally bestselling and highly acclaimed Explorers' Sketchbooks (2016).

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