Atlas of the Unexpected: Haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations (Unexpec

“Travis Elborough writes about a wide range of subjects with originality, learning and charm. Atlas of the Unexpected...is seductively beautiful: an inspiring, dream-inducing guide to almost four dozen “haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations”..." David Kynaston, New Statesman – ‘best books of 2018’ 

In 45 beautiful, unique maps and with evocative photography, Atlas of the Unexpected is a journey to far-off lands, obscure discoveries and unimaginable locations.   

From the fortuitous discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls by a stray goat, to the wonderfully bizarre beginnings that led to the aptly named Just Enough Room Island and even the royal romance that led shipwrecked lovers to discover Madeira, Travis Elborough takes you on a voyage to some of the world’s most wondrous, improbable and – most of all – unexpected of places.

Also in the Unexpected Atlas series: Atlas of Untamed Places, Atlas of Improbable Places, Atlas of Vanishing Places.

• Atlas of Vanishing Places: The lost worlds as they were and as they are today (Unexpected Atlases)
• The Accidental Veterinarian: Tales from a Pet Practice
• Rescuing Ladybugs: Inspirational Encounters with Animals That Changed the World
• London Peculiars: A Guide to the City’s Offbeat Places
• The Dictionary of Difficult Words: With more than 400 perplexing words to test your wits!
• Atlas of Improbable Places: A Journey to the World's Most Unusual Corners (Unexpected Atlases)
• Superlative: The Biology of Extremes
• Atlas of Untamed Places: An extraordinary journey through our wild world
• The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps (Historical Map and Mythology Book, Geography Book of Ancient and Antique Maps)
• An Atlas of Geographical Wonders: From Mountaintops to Riverbeds (historical maps and tableaux from the nineteenth century, includes maps by Alexander von Humboldt)