A General Map of the World, or Terraqueous Globe A General Map of the World, or Terraqueous Globe A General Map of the World, or Terraqueous Globe, full title: A General Map of the World, or Terraqueous Globe with all the New Discoveries and Marginal Delineations, Containing the Most Interesting Particulars in the Solar, Starry and Mundane System, is a general map of the world, or terraqueous globe with all the new discoveries and marginal delineations, containing the most interesting particulars in the solar, starry and mundane system by Samuel Dunn and Thomas Kitchin in 1794. The map also features star charts, map of the Moon, map of the
A Bit Off the Map A Bit Off the Map A Bit Off the Map, and Other Stories is a 1957 collection of eight short stories written by Angus Wilson. The book is Wilson's third collection of short stories. It takes its title from the first story included in the collection. The stories in "A Bit Off the Map" include "A Flat Country Christmas", "Once A Lady", and "More Friend Than Lodger". Wilson reveals the motives behind the pompous behaviour of his characters. The stories intersperse the ironic, as a way of deflating the premises of the facades the characters have erected. Marina MacKay, of