Atlas Of Middle-Earth: The Essential Guide to the Geography of the World of The Lord of the Rings

Fonstad, Karen Wynn

ISBN 10: 0618126996 / ISBN 13: 9780618126996

Published by William Morrow Paperbacks, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atlas Of Middle-Earth: The Essential Guide to the Geography of the World of The Lord of the Rings
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618126996
• ISBN 13: 9780618126996
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

The definitive, exquisitely detailed guide to the geography of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, by renowned cartographer Karen Wynn Fonstad.

Karen Wynn Fonstad's The Atlas of Middle-earth is an essential and official Tolkien companion that will enchant all fans. Here is the definitive guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, including the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo, and the Fellowship of the Ring. Authentic and updated ― nearly one third of the maps are new, and the text is fully revised ― this guide to Tolkien's world illuminates the lore created in The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings.

Hundreds of two-color maps and diagrams, a true feat of Middle-earth cartography, survey the journeys of the principal characters day by day ― including all the battles and key locations of the First, Second, and Third Ages. Plans and descriptions of castles, buildings, and distinctive landforms are given, along with thematic maps describing the climate, vegetation, languages, and population distribution of Middle-earth throughout its history. An extensive appendix and an index help readers correlate the maps with Tolkien's novels.

About the Author

Karen Wynn Fonstad, the author or The Atlas of Pern, The Forgotten Realms Atlas and other guides to fantasy worlds, is a noted cartographer. She lives in Wisconsin.