[An] exquisite volume . . . Cheshire not only shares his joy at digging through the archives, but also astutely charts how maps offer a new angle on historical events . . . It amounts to an enlightening and lovingly presented tribute to the necessity and wonder of libraries and archives.

Publishers Weekly, starred review

Digging into the dusty archives of an old map library at UCL, James Cheshire unearths stories of explorers and imagined landscapes, WWII intrigue, geopolitics and social change-in this astonishingly fresh and insightful perspective into history and geography. A triumph.

Alice Roberts, author of THE COMPLETE HUMAN BODY and EVOLUTION

A magnificent book that sings of the romance and mystery that only old maps possess. Wandering The Library of Lost Maps, I didn't want to find my way back.

Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of THE PHANTOM ATLAS and THE MADMAN'S LIBRARY

Fantastic . . . a magical combo of art and graphic gut-punch.

Dave Eggers on ATLAS OF THE INVISIBLE

Spectacular and truly Humboldtian.

Andrea Wulf on ATLAS OF THE INVISIBLE

An enthralling volume, downright gorgeous in its illustrations and text.

NPR on WHERE THE ANIMALS GO