This research guide lists 1) directories and blogs that highlight strange, unusual and imaginary maps on the Internet and 2) print atlases in the HSU Map Collection on the same theme.
Cartographic Curiosities (Oddens' Bookmarks) Includes over 130 links to unusual maps, e.g., maps on stamps, literary maps, upsidedown maps. etc.
Cartographic Curiosities (Yale University Library Map Collection) Selection of unusual maps from the 16th-19th centuries.
Dictionary of Imaginary Places (Manguel and Guadalupi) 2000 (Ref GR 650 M36 2000) Maps accompany some of the 1,200 entries of imaginary and fantastic places described in literature and film.
Historical Celestial Atlases on the Web (van Gent) Includes links to historical celestial atlases and globes on the internet and to virtual exhibitions on celestial cartography. Up to middle of the 19th century, celestial atlases and globes were considered to be both works of precision and art and in many cases were the result of accomplished astronomers and artisans.
Imaginary Places (Map Room) Weblog section about imaginary places.
