Mapping the Novel:
A Cataloging Project
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to our site. We have proposed a cataloging method for MARC21 using RDA to catalog novels that include illustrated fictional maps. You will find an outline of our policy and an essay describing the issues we came across whilst doing this project.
The Collection
Our collection pertains to novels, physical or digital, that contain fictional map illustrations that directly relate to the content of the text
Below you shall find examples of six novels that have been cataloged according to RDA standards and MARC formatting that include fictional maps, such as:
The Lord of the Rings, the Phantom Tollbooth, Shadow and Bone, and more!
Catalog Examples
RDA
2.3.2 The Phantom Tollbooth
2.4.2 Norton Juster
2.5.2 1st ed.
2.8.2 New York
2.8.4 Epstein & Carroll
2.8.6 1961
2.9.4 Random House
2.11 1961
2.15 ISBN 0394815009
2.15 ISBN 9780394815008
3.2 unmediated
3.3 volume
3.4 256 pages
3.5 19cm
6.9 text
7.2 Book with illustrations and map
7.10 A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and
numbers provides a cure for his boredom. Blue and white maps on the front and back endpages of the book. The map of "The Lands Beyond" was illustrated by Jules Feiffer.
7.12 English
17.8 Juster, Norton, 1929- phantom tollbooth
19.2 Juster, Norton, 1929-2021
20.2 Feiffer, Jules
18.5 illustrator
MARC 21
020 ## 9780394815008
020 ## 0394815009
100 1# Juster, Norton, $d 1929-2021
245 10 The Phantom Tollbooth / $c Norton Juster ; illustrated by Jules Feiffer
246 03 $p The Lands Beyond Including A Description of the Several Towns, Boroughs and Municipalities Comprising The Kingdom of Wisdom
250 ## 1st ed.
260 #1 New York : $b Epstein & Carroll ; distributed by Random House, $c
[1961], ©1961
300 ## 256 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 23cm
336 ## text
337 ## unmediated
338 ## volume
520 ## A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and
numbers provides a cure for his boredom
520 ## Blue and white maps on the front and back endpages of the book. The
map of "The Lands Beyond" was illustrated by Jules Feiffer
700 1# Feiffer, Jules, $e ill..
RDA
2.3.2 The Annotated Wizard of Oz
2.4.2 L. Frank Baum
2.5.2 Centennial Edition
2.8.2 New York
2.8.4 W. W. Norton & Company
2.8.6 2000
2.11 2000
2.15 ISBN 0-393-04992-2
3.2 unmediated
3.3 volume
3.4 cii, 396 pages
3.5 27 cm
6.9 text
7.2 Book with illustrations, 2 maps
7.10 The tale of Dorothy and the friends she makes as she travels through the land
of Oz and attempts to get back home to Kansas. This edition is annotated with scholarly commentary. Full color maps on the front and back endpages of the book. The front map is the "Map of the Marvelous Land of Oz Drawn by Prof. Wogglebug T.E." The map in the back is the "Map of the Countries Near to the Land of Oz."
7.12 English
17.8 Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. annotated Wizard of Oz: The
19.2 Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
18.5 author
20.2 Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)
18.5 illustrator
20.2 Hearn, Michael Patrick
18.5 editor
20.2 Prof. Wogglebug T.E.
18.5 cartographer
MARC 21
020 ## 0393049922
100 1# Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), $d 1856-1919, $e author
245 10 The Annotated Wizard of Oz
246 03 $p Map Of The Marvelous Land Of Oz $p Map Of The Countries Near The
Land Of Oz
250 ## Centennial Edition
260 #1 New York: $bW. W. Norton & Company, $c2000.
300 ## cii, 396 pages :$b illustrations, 2 maps, $c 27cm
336 ## text
337 ## unmediated
338 ## volume
520 ## The tale of Dorothy and the friends she makes as she travels through the
land of Oz and attempts to get back home to Kansas. This edition is annotated with scholarly commentary.
520 ## Full color maps on the front and back endpages of the book. The front
map is the "Map of the Marvelous Land of Oz Drawn by Prof. Wogglebug T.E." The map in the back is the "Map of the Countries Near to the Land of Oz".
700 1# Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), $d 1856-1915, $e illustrator
700 1# Hearn, Michael Patrick, $e editor
700 1# Prof. Wogglebug, $c T.E., $e cartographer
RDA
2.3.2 The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the first part of The Lord of the Rings
2.4.2 J.R.R. Tolkien
2.5.2 2nd ed.
2.8.2 Boston
2.8.4 Houghton Mifflin Company
2.8.6 1993
2.11 1965
2.15 ISBN: 0-395-48932-8
3.2 unmediated
3.3 volume
3.4 viii, 423 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates
3.5 21 cm
6.9 text
7.2 Book with illustrations, 2 maps
7.10 The story of Frodo Baggins as he journeys to Mordor to destroy the ring. This
book contains two maps, both designed by J.R.R. Tolkien and drawn by Christopher Tolkien. The front map is “A Part of the Shire” in black and white, on page 26. The other map drawn in red and black, “The West of Middle-Earth at the End of the Third Age” is a folded tipped-in plate attached to the endpapers at the back of the book. Also includes a copyright "Note on the text" written by Douglas A. Anderson.
7.12 English
17.8 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. fellowship of the ring :
being the first part of The lord of the rings
19.2 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
18.5 author
20.2 Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
18.5 illustrator
20.2 Tolkien, Christopher
18.5 cartographer
20.2 Anderson, Douglas A. (Douglas Allen), 1959-
18.5 contributor
MARC 21
020 ## 0395489318
100 1# Tolkien, J. R. R. $q (John Ronald Reuel), $d 1892-1973, $e author
245 14 The fellowship of the ring : $b being the first part of The lord of the rings
$cby J.R.R. Tolkien.
246 03 $p A Part of the Shire $p The West of Middle-Earth at the End of the
Third Age
250 ## 2nd Edition
264 #1 Boston: $b Houghton Mifflin Company, $c 1993
300 ## viii, 423 pages $b illustrations, 2 maps, folded leaf of plates ; $c 22 cm
336 ## text
337 ## unmediated
338 ## volume
490 1# The lord of the rings / by J.R.R. Tolkien ; pt. 1
500 ## "Note on the text" / Douglas A. Anderson : p. [v]-viii
520 ## The story of Frodo Baggins as he journeys to Mordor to destroy the ring.
520 ## This book contains two maps, both designed by J.R.R. Tolkien and
drawn by Christopher Tolkien. The front map is “A Part of the Shire” in black and white, on page 26. The other map drawn in red and black, “The West of Middle-Earth at the End of the Third Age” is a folded tipped-in plate attached to the endpapers at the back of the book. Also includes a copyright "Note on the text" written by Douglas A. Anderson.
700 1# Tolkien, J. R. R. $q (John Ronald Reuel), $d 1892-1973, $e illustrator
700 1# Tolkien, Christopher, $e cartographer
700 1# Anderson, Douglas A. (Douglas Allen), 1959- $e contributor
830 0# Lord of the rings ; $v 1.
RDA
2.3.2 Children of Blood and Bone
2.4.2 Tomi Adeyemi
2.5.2 1st ed.
2.8.2 New York
2.8.4 Henry Holt and Company
2.8.6 2018
2.11 2018
2.15 ISBN: 978-1-250-17097-2
3.2 unmediated
3.3 volume
3.4 531 pages
3.5 21 cm
6.9 text
7.2 Book with illustrations, 2 maps
7.10 The first book in a planned trilogy, the story follows Zélie Adebola as she
attempts to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha, following the brutal suppression of magic practitioners Zélie belongs to, the maji. This book contains 2 copies of the same map, placed on the front board and endsheet, and back board and endsheet. The map is drawn by Keith Thompson and is titled “Orisha”.
7.12 English
17.8 Adeyemi, Tomi Children of blood and bone
19.2 Adeyemi, Tomi
18.5 author
20.2 Thompson, Keith, 1982-
18.5 map illustrator
MARC 21
020 ## 9781250170972
100 1# Adeyemi, Tomi, $e author
245 14 Children of blood and bone, $c by Tomi Adeyemi
246 03 $p Orisha
250 ##1st Edition
264 #1 New York: $bHenry Holt and Company, $c 2018
300 ## 531 pages : $billustrations, 2 maps
336 ## text
337 ## unmediated
338 ## volume
490 1# Legacy of orisha / by Tomi Adeyemi ; pt. 1
520 ## The first book in a planned trilogy, the story follows Zélie Adebola as she
attempts to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha, following the brutal suppression of magic practitioners Zélie belongs to, the maji.
520 ## This book contains 2 copies of the same map, placed on the front board
and endsheet, and back board and endsheet. The map is drawn by Keith Thompson and is titled “Orisha”.
700 1# Thompson, Keith, $d 1982-, $e map illustrator
RDA
2.3.2 Babel: or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
2.4.2 R. F. Kuang
2.5.2 1st ed.
2.8.2 New York
2.8.4 Harper Voyager
2.8.6 2022
2.11 2022
2.15 ISBN 9780063021426
3.2 unmediated
3.3 volume
3.4 544 pages
3.5 24 cm
6.9 text
7.2 Book with 2 maps
7.10 Set in the 1820-30s England where Robin Swift, and orphan from Canton, is
attending the translation school called Babel within Oxford University. He, along with the other translation students, grabble with the power the empire gains from the use of their native languages. Two black and white maps in the front of the book. The first is the "City of Oxford" and the second is the "Map of Babel".
7.12 English
17.8 Kuang, R.F. (Rebecca F.), 1996-. Babel: or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
19.2 Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.), 1996-
​
MARC 21
020 ## 9780063021426
100 1# Kuang, R. F. $q (Rebecca F. Kuang) $d 1996- $e author
245 10 Babel: or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution $c R. F. Kuang
246 03 $p City of Oxford $p Map of Babel
250 ## 1st ed.
264 #1 New York $b Harper Voyager $c [2022], ©2022
300 ## xii, 544 pages : $b illustrations, 2 maps ; $c 24 cm
336 ## text
337 ## unmediated
338 ## volume
520 ## Set in the 1820-30s England where Robin Swift, and orphan from Canton,
is attending the translation school called Babel within Oxford University. He, along with the other translation students, grapple with the power the empire gains from the use of their native languages.
520 ## Two black and white maps in the front of the book. The first is the map of
the "City of Oxford" and the second is the "Map of Babel".
RDA
2.3.2 Shadow and Bone
2.4.2 Leigh Bardugo
2.8.2 New York
2.8.4 Henry Holt
2.8.6 2012
2.11 2012
3.2 unmediated
2.15 ISBN 9780805094596
3.3 volume
3.4 358 pages
3.5 22 cm
6.9 text
7.2 Book with map
7.10 Alina Starkov is an orphan who is believed to be the Sun Summoner, the only
person who can destroy the Fold. She is taken under the wing of the mysterious Darkling to hone her magic. Black and white map, "Map of the Grishaverse" in the front of the book.
7.12 English
17.8 Bardugo, Leigh. Shadow and bone
19.2 Bardugo, Leigh
​
MARC 21
020 ## 9780805094596
100 1# Bardugo, Leigh $d 1975-, $e author
245 10 Shadow and Bone
246 03 $p Map of Grishverse
250 ## 1st ed.
264 #1 New York $b Henry Holt $c [2012], ©2012
300 ## 358 pages: $b map ; $c 22 cm
336 ## text
337 ## unmediated
338 ## volume
490 1# Grisha Trilogy; $v pt. 1
500 ## Title devised by cataloger
520 ## Alina Starkov is an orphan who is believed to be the Sun Summoner, the
only person who can destroy the Fold. She is taken under the wing of the mysterious Darkling to hone her magic.
520 ## Black and white map in the front of the book. It is the "Map of the
Grishaverse".