Comment by CamouflagedKiwi

10 hours ago

Very nice. I have a book of maps for his world on a bookshelf here which I got when I was young (The Atlas of Middle-Earth - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atlas_of_Middle-earth). I enjoyed reading that a lot, and it was nice to see that most parts of it are well thought through and internally consistent (there's one piece near Rivendell which is a bit of a mess between the Hobbit and LotR but we can let Tolkien have one minor issue).

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bombcar  9 hours ago

This book is amazing; the fact that she was able to work out most everything involving geology just from Tolkien's descriptions is wonderful.

kergonath  6 hours ago

> I have a book of maps for his world on a bookshelf here which I got when I was young (The Atlas of Middle-Earth)

This atlas is fantastic. An absolute must-have.

There is a new edition in French with redrawn maps that are great. I did not triple-check everything but as far as I can see they are just like the old maps in terms of details and accuracy, only much more beautiful. There are some pictures here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/03b6ZK .

I have no idea if these maps will be published in English, AFAICT this cas commissioned specifically for the new French edition.