9 fantastic maps of literary fiction that look like fantasy book maps
If you’re reading Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones, there’s usually no shortage of hand-drawn fantasy maps. They’re in the book or etched by fans. But what if literary fiction did the same?
These are the best fantasy-book-style maps of literary classics. After reading this list, you’ll demand that all your favorites come with a handy map in the back. Literary cartography is going to be big.
1. A map of New York in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. A map of Maycomb in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. A map of the Mississippi in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
4. A map of England in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
5. A map of the works of William Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha County
Faulkner drew this map as well as a map for map for Absalom, Absalom.
6. A map of Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
This map appeared in the first edition, published in 1919.
7. A map of Winnemac in the works of Sinclair Lewis
Yes, Sinclair Lewis made up an entire state called Winnemac. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find a much larger image, though you can find a slightly larger one in the caption.