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This Way Up

When Maps Go Wrong (and Why it Matters)
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The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men! In their long-awaited debut, YouTube’s Map Men bring their highly infectious enthusiasm for everything map-related to the printed page for the very first time, in a brilliantly entertaining and eye-catching tome. Packed... Read More
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This Way Up

The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men!

When Maps Go Wrong (and Why it Matters) – the Debut Book from Map Men

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The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men!

In their long-awaited debut, YouTube’s Map Men bring their highly infectious enthusiasm for everything map-related to the printed page for the very first time, in a brilliantly entertaining and eye-catching tome.

Packed with humour and fascinating facts, This Way Up takes a deep dive into the world’s most intriguing and baffling map blunders. From ancient miscalculations to modern mishaps, each chapter uncovers a unique tale of cartographic chaos and the people responsible for it. These aren’t just ordinary mistakes – they are spectacularly wrong maps that tell a story of adventure, error, and unexpected humour, with each one offering a new piece to the puzzle of ‘What on earth happened there?’

This Way Up is a celebration of everything maps from everyone’s favourite cartography nerds, Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman: the Map Men.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008710286

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Mudlark

Illustration: 16 col plates (8pp)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Comedians, cartography enthusiasts, YouTubers and educators, Map Men are Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones.

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