This is a list of cartography and geospatial-related books that, to my knowledge, are being published in 2026. I will update this page throughout the year as I receive new information. Which is to say that this information is subject to change and often in flux (publishers reschedule books all the time).
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Books can have different release dates in different markets and in different formats. As examples, a book may come out in the U.K. months before it does in the U.S., and the ebook edition may come out months before the paper edition. I try to make a note of such things.
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Pages from previous years can be found here: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. They are not generally corrected or updated past the year they’re for.
January
- The Queen’s Atlas: Saxton’s Elizabethan Masterpiece by David Fletcher. Bodleian Library, 6 Jan 2026 (U.K. 6 Nov 2025), £35/$55. Amazon (Canada, UK), Bookshop.
- The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin ed. by So Mayer and Sarah Shin. Spiral House, 10 Jan 2026 (U.K. 21 Oct 2025), £23/$26. Amazon (Canada, UK), Bookshop.
- Julia Mapping: A Practical Guide by Richard Careaga. Self-published, 12/17 Jan 2026, $50. Amazon (Canada, UK).
February
- The 226 City Maps of Jacob van Deventer in Figures: Street Lengths, Accuracy in Relation to Modern Maps, Cross-Comparisons by Peter van Druenen. Brill, 26 Feb 2026, $233. Amazon (Canada, UK), Bookshop.
March
- Map Use: Map Reading and Design, Vol. 1, 9th ed., by Aileen R. Buckley, Jon A. Kimerling and Patrick J. Kennelly. Esri, 3 Mar 2026, $96. Amazon (Canada, UK), Bookshop.
- Top 20 Essential Skills for Imagery and Remote Sensing by Thomas Humber and Jeff Liedtke. Esri, 3 Mar 2026, $80. Amazon (Canada, UK), Bookshop.
May
- Power Lines: Maps That Shaped the Way We See the World by Peter Keating. Black Dog & Leventhal, 12 May 2026, $35. Amazon (Canada, UK), Bookshop.
- Boston in 50 Maps by Andy Woodruff. Belt, 19 May 2026, $30. Amazon (Canada, UK).
- Mapping the Netherlands East Indies: A Cartographic Appraisal by Ferjan Ormeling. Brill, 20 May 2026, $298. Amazon (Canada), Bookshop.