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Poster: Map of Barsoom (16x24), The Mars of John Carter

A Map for John Carter, Warlord of Mars!

Just one hundred years ago, in 1911, Edgar Rice Burroughs (the creator of Tarzan) introduced an astonished readership to the adventures of John Carter, a Civil War soldier who found himself transported to the planet Mars. Or, as the natives called it, Barsoom. The first novel was A Princess of Mars, and it was followed by ten more books over the next 30 years; plus countless comic books, and in 2012, a spectacular Disney movie, John Carter.

Enthralled readers encountered the incomparable Martian Princess Dejah Thoris; four-armed giant Green Men; hideous blue Plant Men; Thoats, Calots, Banths, Apts, White Apes and other multi-legged beasts. Burroughs’ Barsoom was a dying world of ancient ruined cities, dry seabeds, desert-spanning canals, towering mountains, polar ice caps, dense forests, and underground rivers.

These were the first sci-fi adventure tales ever written that took place on another world, with alien races, civilizations, and creatures—and they preceded and inspired every subsequent extra-planetary series from Flash Gordon to Star Trek and Star Wars.

But despite locating the adventures of John Carter on the canal-covered Mars depicted by Victorian astronomers, Burroughs never provided a map showing the locations of his Barsoomian cities and other features. Over the past century, many fans have tried to compile such a map, but none have truly succeeded. Until now.

Painstakingly referencing clues in all eleven books, noted historian and cartographer Oberon Zell (Lost Civilizations & Secrets of the Past, New Page 2012) has created the definitive map of Burroughs’ Barsoom as a gorgeous 16”x24” full-color poster, accompanied by a 60-page color-illustrated e-book (in PDF format).

Only $10 for the map and booklet! (NOTE: You must provide an email address to receive the e-book, which will be emailed to you as a downloadable PDF.)

Reviews

“The map looks great. Thanks for putting in the time and effort to create this.” –Jeff Brugger

“I enjoyed Mr. Zell’s article and appreciated his cartographical effort. The effort to relate Barsoomian cities to each other to form a sort of grid of relationships that you can put on a map was an approach that I took as well, and I think that we had very similar results there. I found his effort to relate this grid to Lowell’s and other writer’s canal networks was intriguing as well, and in a practical sense of what Burroughs would have had available to him, I think he’s probably pretty close. I also liked his approach in terms of relating this back to real Martian topography. An absolutely first rate effort.” –Den Valdron

“Oh that is just so gorgeous!! Beautiful, beautiful work! This has to be one of the best I’ve seen yet!” –Khanåda Taylor

“Fantastic! What a lot of work! Now, if you are not totally burned out you can take on Kim Stanley Robinson.” –Ralph Aeschliman, Planetary Cartographer USGS

“I’ve been a fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and in particular of the John Carter of Mars series, since I was a young boy. I remember reading the books and imagining what Barsoom looked like and where all the wondrous locations described were located. The fascination I had with these novels led me to role-playing games, further science fiction, and my own writing. Yet, the world of Barsoom stayed with me. Over the years I have come across many maps of Barsoom, and while some of them where quite good, none of them “felt” right. That is, until I discovered the map created by Oberon. To say that this map of Barsoom is incredible just doesn’t do it justice. The loving attention to detail that has gone into the cartography is obvious right from the start, and the use of Schiaparelli and Lowell’s canal system along with a real depiction of Mars gives this map the ring of authenticity. The location of the cities and other important locations have been researched and placed as closely to where Burroughs intended as possible. This is further illustrated by the accompanying booklet, which provides excerpts from the stories to justify Oberon’s placement of locations. The booklet itself is a useful resource, something that I can see myself referring to over and over again. I am very impressed with this work. As both a game designer and avid fan of Barsoom, I highly recommend this map of Barsoom to both the fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs and role players alike. This map has become an essential part of my collection and I recommend that it become part of yours too.” –Darren Bulmer, Game Designer and Author

“That is a rather spectacular piece Oz - wow!” –Lisa Allen

“My customers and friends are going to be as fascinated with this as I was. I loved that so many features now verified worked perfectly for Barsoom.” –Barbara Criswell, Owner, Aquarius, LLC

“This work brings both ancient and modern Barsoom to life in a new and exciting way.” –Steve Warner

“It looks fantastic! You did an incredible job with it.” –Richard Craven

“Awesome! Unbelievably accurate and inspirational!” –Andreas Labuschagne

“This is a masterpiece.” –David K. M. Klaus