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marmarta's review against another edition
3.0
Fun, but kind of shallow. I wish it went into more detail. Perfect bathroom book experience, or "grab a chapter with coffee'.
avcook's review against another edition
4.0
There were a lot of euro-centric maps, and while many were interesting, I would have loved the selection to be broader. I think I read 3-4 entries just on the arctic. Overall, very interesting with great images.
murc's review against another edition
5.0
Incredibly interesting book that had me zooming in and out of Google maps on more than one occasion. By learning about fictitious geography I feel I picked up more about the real world than I anticipated.
slferg's review against another edition
4.0
Fictitious places that have appeared on maps. Some are islands and lands reported seen by ships and explorers and been placed on maps. But turned out not to be when they were searched for. Some have not been removed from maps until this century - within the last 10 or 20 years. Other places have out of legends that were believed and sought for centuries. Some are just plain made up - occasionally for profit. There are pictures of maps showing all these places that don't exist - real maps. A thing I thought interesting was that Google earth maps of the seas are a combination of satelllite images and old British Admiralty maps. Makes for an interesting combination.
brucelee1255's review against another edition
4.0
Hey kids! Do you have a fascination with maps? Do you like legends and frauds? Then do I have a book for you!
shanaqui's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Interesting bundle of facts about made up places and mistaken maps. More for visual people who can appreciate all the included images better.
2kimi2furious's review against another edition
2.0
For such an adventurous premise, this book was really dry. Also one of the chapters ended in the middle of a sentence. So that was kind of disappointing.