Plotted: A Literary Atlas

By Andrew DeGraff and Daniel Harmon

Lost in a book? There's a map for that.

This incredibly wide-ranging collection of maps—all inspired by literary classics—offers readers a new way of looking at their favorite fictional worlds. Andrew DeGraff's stunningly detailed artwork takes readers deep into the landscapes from The Odyssey, Hamlet, Robinson Crusoe, Pride and Prejudice, Invisible Man, A Wrinkle in Time, Watership Down, Moby Dick, Around the World in Eighty Days, A Christmas Carol, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Waiting for Godot, and more. Sure to reignite a love for old favorites and spark fresh interest in more recent works as well, Plotted provides a unique new way of appreciating the lands of the human imagination.

"A unique, display-ready volume of great allure and pleasure."—starred, Booklist

"[A] rewarding excursion across the literary landscape that will be cherished by map enthusiasts as well as bibliophiles."—starred, Publishers Weekly

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing
• Release date: Aug 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781936976959

Andrew DeGraff

Andrew DeGraff is a freelance illustrator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His clients include Kellogg’s, Visa, Gap Kids, Bed, Bath & Beyond, The New York Times, and The New York Observer.

Reviews for Plotted

[vpfluke · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a great fun book. You should buy the print version, as the ebook version chops of the maps. Stories and history get retraced and reimagine in this volume of cartographic inquisitions. The map of Oysseus' journey in the Mediterranean is colorful and suggestive, not showing the stretch for reality that other books have done for their maps. Crusoe's island is explored in ways I never thought of when I read the story some 50 years ago. Scrooge's London is more complex. The ship Pequod is drawn in dratsman detail as is the whale. Around the World here is fragmented, but does show all the railway adventures. Borges' mathematical side is demonstrated. A paean to New York City is done for Ralph Ellison. And so on.

[texascheeseman · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Plotted: A Literary AtlasAuthor: Andrew DeGraff and Daniel HarmonPublisher: Pulp / Zest BooksPublished In: San Francisco, CADate: 2015Pgs: 126REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERSSummary:Maps of literary classics. A graphic representation of character journeys. Providing a unique vision of novels from The Odyssey, Watership Down, Invisible Man, and more.Genre:AcademicsAdventureBehind the ScenesClassicsFictionMapsNon-fictionShort storiesWhy this book:Maps and books...I’m in.______________________________________________________________________________The Feel:While I like the concept of the book, it isn’t firing my imagination like I wanted it too. I expected maps of literary classics to awaken me. But...while I do enjoy it on some level, just not what I expected.Your enjoyment of this book is increased in the maps of stories that you love as opposed to those you feel meh about.Favorite Scene / Quote:Surprisingly, the Pride and Prejudice map summarizes the story very succinctly with its broken bridges and roadblocks. Plot Holes/Out of Character:The Hamlet maps of Elsinore would be better served if they were huge.Hmm Moments:The Robinson Crusoe maps are well done. Crusoe’s progress through the story is well laid out. And the first map taken in context with the 2nd and 3rd communicates his isolation so very well.Rare book that is both Fiction and Non-Fiction.WTF Moments:The Odysseus map clearly shows us that our man, Ody, didn’t want to go home too soon. Either that or he was truly one of the first travellers to not stop and ask for directions.______________________________________________________________________________Last Page Sound:The maps outshine the essays that accompany them. The maps are the book’s reason for being. Just wish that the writer or editor would have pushed a bit harder.Knee Jerk Reaction:it’s alright Disposition of Book:Irving Public LibrarySouth CampusIrving, TXDewey Decimal System: 809.9332D321pWould recommend to:genre fans______________________________________________________________________________

[Alicia Araujo · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Just skimmed through it, love it! The illustrations are vivid, such a treat to flip through. It also made me aware of books that I'd like to read cause the pictures intrigued me. For example, need to read waiting for godet and a book by Kafka (not metamorphosis ).