This Way Up: 22 Maps to Get You Lost

In their long-awaited debut, the Map Men bring their highly infectious enthusiasm for everything map-related to the printed page for the very first time, in a brilliantly entertaining and eye-catching tome.

Packed with humor and fascinating facts, This Way Up takes a deep dive into the world’s most baffling and absurd map blunders. From ancient miscalculations to modern mishaps, each chapter uncovers a unique tale of cartographic chaos—and the people responsible for it. These aren’t just ordinary mistakes—these are spectacularly wrong maps that tell a story of adventure, error and unexpected humor, with each one offering a new piece to the puzzle of "What on earth happened there?"

This Way Up is a celebration of everything maps, with hidden jokes, geeky asides and plenty of entertaining map chat between everyone’s favorite cartography nerds, the Map Men!