Exhibit

From Academieland to Zelda

Mapping the Fictional and Imaginary
Brown map showing Kingdom of Hyrule from the Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild video game.
The Kingdom of Hyrule after the Calamity [Breath of the Wild]
Credit: Matthew Cogswell
Satirical map of academia showing fictional places along the journey to a degree.
Satirical map of Academie-land, 1834
Credit: Willem Cornelis Marius de Jonge van Ellemeet
Map of part of Narnia with Aslan the lion in the top left corner
A Map of Narnia and the Surrounding Countries
Credit: Pauline Baynes
Map of Oz as a rectangle divided into quadrants diagonally. Emerald city is in the center of the rectangle
The marvelous land of Oz
Credit: James E. Haff and Dick Martin
Brown map showing Kingdom of Hyrule from the Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild video game. Satirical map of academia showing fictional places along the journey to a degree. Map of part of Narnia with Aslan the lion in the top left corner Map of Oz as a rectangle divided into quadrants diagonally. Emerald city is in the center of the rectangle

Through Friday, Nov 3, 2023

Open to the public

Location

Pusey Library, first floor corridor
Harvard Map Collection
Harvard Yard
Cambridge, MA 02138
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From Academieland to Zelda is open to the public Monday-Friday, from 10am to 6pm.

This exhibit explores maps from a variety of genres — television, movies, books, video games as well as maps of concepts rather than stories. Regardless of which genre provided the inspirational material, these maps are all remarkable works of fiction in their own right.