Map Book

Maps are not just diagrams of the route from A to B – from the earliest times they have helped us make sense of our world.
The Map book takes this broad definition to present in great and fascinating variety the various ways we have charted our world, from the very local to the global. Simply organised as a progression through time, each map is often not only a beautiful work of art in its own right but also tells us about our changing perception of the earth. Sometimes, of course, maps tell lies and there are examples represented here that are meant to alter or influence our understanding of the world around us.