
As the project develops, it will also become a place to find resources about maps and exploration in Shakespeare's time, the 16th and 17th centuries, including a gallery of beautiful and fascinating images of early maps from the Newberry Library in Chicago.
Read below for more about the ways you can learn and explore on these pages, or go ahead and click on the menu links above.
Note that this is a work in progress, so look for more material to come soon.
LEARN more about Shakespeare and his times by clicking on the "Shakespeare" and "Map History"
links in the menu above. The "Shakespeare" page provides a short biography of Shakespeare and information about his plays,
the theatres in London where his plays were performed, and the travel and exploration the English and other Europeans were undertaking at
this time. The "Map History" provides a brief introduction to maps in this period as well as several images exemplifying maps
from the time.
EXPLORE the images of 16th and 17th century maps depicting the
evolving European understanding of geography during Shakespeare's time, from maps of England, to maps of the world. Then visit the
"Maps of Plays" page to explore Google Maps representations of the locations in each of Shakespeare's plays.
LEARN SOME MORE by visiting the "Sources" page for links and bibliography to outside sources
about Shakespeare and early modern maps and exploration. The "About" page provides a more in-depth information about the different
versions of Shakespeare's plays and the way this project approaches textual variations, an appendix on fictional places in
Shakespeare's plays, and some brief information about the creator of this project.
Enjoy!