Two BnF Curators Chart the Monsters and Myths Hidden in Old Maps
Julie Garel-Grislin and Cristina Ion publish a pair of books on antique maps where the real and the fantastic intertwine, out November 4 from Armand Colin.
Julie Garel-Grislin and Cristina Ion, both curators at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, are publishing two books devoted to historical cartography on November 4, according to Livres Hebdo. The titles are « Les bestiaires cartographiques » and « Les lieux de légende », both from Armand Colin.
According to the same report, the books present antique maps in which the real and the marvelous mingle — the kind of documents where sea monsters, imagined lands and legendary creatures appear alongside the charted world.
Livres Hebdo's summary gives no further detail on the books' contents, format or page count. For readers who collect illustrated reference works or have a soft spot for the history of cartography, the November 4 release date is the one firm fact available for now.
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