Maps
Exhibitionsnews
From Dante’s Hell to Zelda: rare fantasy map collection goes on view in Zurich
Cartographical works tied to famous works of fiction will feature in an exhibition at Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Booksreview
New book shows why physical maps have an important role to play in our digital world
A passionate cartographer reveals fascinating histories—and what we lose with the demise of printed maps
The Week in Artpodcast
Art and technology shows in London and Los Angeles, a restored 17th-century cosmic atlas—podcast
Curators at Tate and Los Angeles County Museum of Art discuss the ways in which technology has shaped artists’ work, plus a chat about the “mesmerising” Harmonia Macrocosmica
Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack, Julia Michalska and Alexander Morrison
Heritagenews
Conservation of Spanish Armada invasion maps reveals red ink details were added hundreds of years later
Analysis of 16th-century, hand-drawn maps finds that the reds pigments were only available from the late 19th century
Booksreview
Adam Dant’s on-the-nose political maps are delightfully vulgar—and merit a ‘Partygate’ update
New book collects the illustrator’s maps that range from UK political sleaze to the renaming of American states using cockney rhyming slang