A beautiful colour version of J. R. R. Tolkien’s map of Wilderland, lovingly re-created by premier Tolkien artist John Howe.
THE MAP OF THE HOBBIT will take you to all the places Bilbo the Hobbit travelled through on his great adventure.
Trace Bilbo’s epic journey through the Forest of Mirkwood to the Enchanted River and the Elvenking’s Halls;
Travel through the Desolation of Smaug to the heart of the Lonely Mountain, wherein lives the huge and evil dragon;
Visit Rivendell, home of the Elves, in a hidden valley beyond the Edge of the Wild.
THE MAP OF THE HOBBIT comes with an illustrated explanatory booklet by Brian Sibley and is a companion map to THE MAP OF TOLKIEN’S MIDDLE-EARTH and THE MAP OF TOLKIEN’S BELERIAND.
Brian Sibley is a noted writer and broadcaster best known in Tolkien circles for his work on the BBC’s epic 1981 radio serialisation of The Lord of the Rings, as well as books about the maps of Middle-earth and the making of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. In 2022 he was the recipient of the Tolkien Society’s ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’.
John Howe was born in 1957 in Vancouver, Canada. After finishing High School, he moved to France in 1976, where he attended the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg, gaining a Diploma in Illustration. Aside from illustrating jackets for numerous Tolkien and other fantasy works he has also illustrated many children’s books. He lives in Switzerland with his wife and their son.