The Map is not the Territory

The Map is not the territory

I had a couple of Amazon vouchers so bought myself Adam Dant’s wonderful Maps of London and Beyond (Batsford).

I have been a fan of Adam’s work since reading his Donald Parsnip columns reprinted by the London Institute of ‘Pataphysics, of which we are both members (I was honoured to participate in his work for the Bureau of Subliminal Images).

As I may have mentioned I am a fan of unusual maps – especially of places that don’t exist. Adam’s work covers not only places that do exist, but their history and the people who lived there. There are several in the book of Spitalfields, where he lives and works, and wider East London. The follower of psychogeography would find a rich trove of inspiration in his depiction of the treasures of the capital’s past and present, as well as the visual beauty of his work.

This book, or any of Adam’s other publications, is a beautiful addition to any library.