William Shakespeare: Hamlet Map

Elsinore, Exactly as Shakespeare Imagined It

Hamlet has been performed, studied, argued over, and quoted out of context for more than 400 years — and it still hasn't finished with us. Shakespeare set his play at Kronborg Castle in Denmark, and this richly illustrated map shows the castle exactly as it appeared when the play was written, with every scene marked in place.

The battlement where the ghost of Hamlet's father first appears. The great hall where the players performed. The graveyard where Hamlet holds Yorick's skull. It's all here — the geography of one of the most obsessed-over plays in the English language, made visible.

Published by Literary Maps, created by map illustrator Martin Thelander, who makes detailed illustrated maps for classic works with places appearing in the order they're mentioned in the text. The kind of thing you unfold next to a re-read and never quite put away.

Details

• Illustrated map only (not the full text)
• Printed size: 297 x 420 mm / 11.7 x 16.5 in.
• Folded size: 105 x 148 mm / 4.13 x 5.83 in.
• Printed on recycled, FSC-certified paper

Perfect For

• Shakespeare devotees who want to place every scene in its physical setting
• Students studying Hamlet who want to understand the world of the play, not just the words
• Teachers looking for a beautiful, practical resource that brings the text to life in the classroom
• Anyone who considers Hamlet essential reading — and essential re-reading