A magnificent book that sings of the romance and mystery that only old maps possess. Wandering The Library of Lost Maps, I didn't want to find my way back

Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of THE PHANTOM ATLAS

Digging into the dusty archives of an old map library at UCL, James Cheshire unearths stories of explorers and imagined landscapes, WWII intrigue, geopolitics and social change - in this astonishingly fresh and insightful perspective into history and biography. A triumph

Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster and author of CRYPT

This exquisite volume from geographer Cheshire shares hidden treasures contained within the University College London's Map Library…an enlightening and lovingly presented tribute to the necessity and wonder of libraries and archives

Publishers Weekly