Introduction Map 1. A 9,000-year-old town map Map 2. The first modern map Map 3. The oldest map of the British Isles Map 4. When China discovered the world? Map 5. The world on its head. The Ottoman Empire eyes the New World Map 6. Lord Quetzalecatzin's map: Aztecs versus colonial power Map 7.

All the world's people, as seen from Japan Map 8. A sailor's map made of sticks and shells Map 9. The shattered tear drop: a journey to another shore Map 10. If Africa had not been colonized Map 11. An empire made visible Map 12. The German USA Map 13. Who owns Alaska? Map 14. A world-leading environmental plan from Africa Map 15.

New maps for a new superpower Map 16. All heading south! Antarctica is getting busy Map 17. China's high-speed revolution Map 18. A transparent map of a three-dimensional city Map 19. Big maps for big data Map 20. Google's chameleon maps Map 21. A women-friendly city is something to be Map 22. Overwhelmed by the noise of cars and trucks Map 23.

Mapping the smells of a seaside vacation Map 24. A game of love Map 25. Wandering ghosts: the art of GPS Map 26. Mapping the human brain, one sliver at a time Map 27. Dancing geography: how bees draw maps Map 28. Wood wide web: how trees and fungi help each other out Map 29. Earth power: how earthquakes reveal a hidden planet Map 30. Planet potato: a map of gravity Map 31.

Vertical extremes: from Challenger Deep to Tilicho Lake Map 32. There is only one ocean Map 33. Sundaland: a hidden ancient homeland, now under the sea Map 34. Europe in a world without ice Map 35. Cooking Iberia: a map of extreme heat Map 36. The hidden great lake Map 37. Olympus Mons and new maps of Mars Map 38. A journey across the Sun Map 39.

Lakeside on Titan Map 40. Our new home: the Laniakea Supercluster References Index Picture Credits Acknowledgements and About the Author.