"On the Map" -Simon Garfield

I love maps. A lot! They're what I collect when I travel; if I have a map of every place I went, it's almost better than a picture. I don't collect valuable maps, just the brochures that come free and have fun pictures on them.

In On the Map: a mind-expanding exploration of the way the world looks, Simon Garfield discusses the different maps from antique to collectors to board games (Risk! was a fascinating section!) and their place in society. Really cool!

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I don't read a lot of books about geography, but I have quite a few atlases. Some different ones are Sherlock Holmes's London, Atlas of the Celtic World, The Ancient World, all good.

Matthew Battles Library: an unquiet history discusses the progression of libraries and books much as Garfield's book follows the changes in maps.