Seeing Canada the Geist way

Geist magazine, which is known and valued for many things, is perhaps most valued by many people for its thought-provoking, often wacky maps that are quirkily revealing about Canada and 50 of these maps have now been gathered together in an atlas published by Arsenal Pulp Press. Many of the maps were created by Melissa Edwards.

In its unique way, Geist is offering a subscription to the magazine as a premium for paying $24.95 to buy the atlas.

Ian Darbyshire in the Vancouver Province said of the atlas:

“My day got even better when I opened the next envelope to find The Geist Atlas of Canada, which is a collection of some of the best Geist maps. There are the all-Canadian maps, such as The Hockey Map of Canada and The Beer Map of Canada. There are the anti-Canadian maps, such as The Impolite Map of Canada and The Canadian Map of the United States. But wait, there's more! The atlas also has a number of fun appendices, including Demonyms. I had no idea residents of Moose Jaw were called Moose Javians or residents of Ucluelet were called Ucluelilies. So what do you call someone who lives in Surrey? A Surrealist.”

You can find out more about ordering the atlas by phone, online or by mail by going here.