This Way Up (2026)

The debut book from the YouTube sensation and cartographical nerds The Map Men explores some of the very best wrong maps. The maps span decades and centuries, from world, colonial, corporate, Soviet, pioneer and news maps to maps whose intended use was hijacked by a French surrealist political movement in the 1950s. Whether you are an avid map enthusiast or simply map-curious, each chapter tells a unique story of adventure, error and unexpected humour while asking, What on earth happened here? Set out with the Map Men into a world of cartographic chaos and mappy mishaps, where the worst maps are the best maps.