Literary Maps: Real Maps for Imaginary Places

Novelists and storytellers have for centuries sketched maps of their fictional worlds — or the real world where their fictional characters resided — as a means of expanding their creations and deepening the sense of a new world for readers. The Library preserves dozens of famous examples, from first editions of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” to William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County. Read original article: Read More