Friday, February 2, 2018

mapping world classics

Honey it's cold outside!

Best to snuggle up with some great reads.

Tik-Tok of Oz, L. Frank Baum, Chicago, 1914

On our on going book lovers book worming adventures - Charting the Geography of Classic Literature by Anika Burgess at Atlas Obscura.

These are just a few of over 60 maps that are currently on display at the exhibition Landmarks: Maps as Literary Illustration, at Harvard’s Houghton Library.

The collection includes the work of landmark authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien and the late Ursula K. Le Guin, and spans everything from love stories to fairy tales.

The exhibition is open through to April 14, 2018.

love! Love! LOVE! 

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