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From the Ghostbusters HQ in New York to Nemo’s fish tank in
Sydney, from the Phantom of the Opera’s Parisian lair to scenes
from Grand Theft Auto in LA, this is an amazing atlas of imaginary
locations in real-life cities around the world. Locations from
film, TV, books, computer games and comics are ingeniously plotted
on a series of beautiful vintage-looking maps. Featuring 14 of the
world’s greatest cities, the maps show exactly where your
favourite characters lived, loved, worked and played, and where
iconic scenes took place. The locations have been painstakingly
tracked down, mapped, annotated and wittily divulged by the
authors, and an extensive index helps you find them all. Within the
pages of this book, you'll discover: where in London super-spies
James Bond and George Smiley are neighbours the exact route of the
exciting San Francisco car chase in Bullitt the Tokyo homes of all
the magical girls from the classic Sailor Moon anime and many more
fascinating locations drawn from the world’s imagination.
Accompanying the maps are illuminating essays that explain how the
authors came to their decisions, along with explorations of the key
locations and fun timelines of imaginary events. Find out how to
get to Sesame Street, where to join Starfleet and thousands of
other places besides, in this indispensable guidebook to all those
places you always wanted to visit – if only they were
real.Â
WINNER, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2022: Illustrated
Travel Book of the Year. HIGHLY COMMENDED, British Cartographic
Society Awards 2022. From Stephen King's Salem's Lot to the
superhero land of Wakanda, from Lilliput of Gulliver's Travels to
Springfield in The Simpsons, this is a wondrous atlas of imagined
places around the world. Locations from film, tv, literature,
myths, comics and video games are plotted in a series of beautiful
vintage-looking maps. The maps feature fictional buildings, towns,
cities and countries plus mountains and rivers, oceans and seas.
Ever wondered where the Bates Motel was based? Or Bedford Falls in
It's a Wonderful Life? The authors have taken years to research the
likely geography of thousands of popular culture locations that
have become almost real to us. Sometimes these are easy to work
out, but other times a bit of detective work is needed and the
authors have been those detectives. By looking at the maps, you'll
find that the revolution at Animal Farm happened next to Winnie the
Pooh's home. Each location has an an extended index entry plus
coordinates so you can find it on the maps. Illuminating essays
accompanying the maps give a great insight into the stories behind
the imaginary places, from Harry Potter's wizardry to Stone Age
Bedrock in the Flintstones. A stunning map collection of invented
geography and topography drawn from the world's imagination.
Fascinating and beautiful, this is an essential book for any
popular culture fan and map enthusiast.
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