Maps, Annotated: The World's 300 Greatest Maps Explained

by D.K. Publishing

480 pages, Hardcover

Published October 21, 2025

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Rex · Rating 5 out of 5]

A paradise for a cartography nerd like me. Every historical map deserves its own literature to be explored. Combining science, technology, art, and culture, map has always been and always will be the most fascinating artifact of human nature.