Atlas of the Invisible

Maps & Graphics That Will Change How You See the World

James Cheshire, Oliver Uberti

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Penguin Books Ltd
06 November 2025

Graphic design; Geographical maps (specialist); Information visualisation

An unprecedented portrait of the hidden patterns in human society - visualised through the world of data

Humans create data with nearly everything we do. This world of information is invisible, but it shapes society in profound ways.

In Atlas of the Invisible, award-winning geographer-designer team James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti redefine what an atlas can be. Transforming enormous data sets into rich maps and cutting-edge visualisations, they uncover truths about our past, reflect who we are today, and highlight what we face in the years ahead. With their joyfully inquisitive approach, Cheshire and Uberti explore happiness and anxiety levels around the globe; they trace the undersea cables and cell towers that connect us; they examine hidden scars of geopolitics; and illustrate how a warming planet affects everything from hurricanes to the hajj.

Years in the making, Atlas of the Invisible invites readers to marvel at the promise and peril of data, and to revel in the secrets and contours of a newly visible world.

By: James Cheshire, Oliver Uberti
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780141987248
ISBN 10: 0141987243
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 06 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti's complementary skills enable them to produce graphics and book pages that few others can match. As a lecturer at University College London, James applies his cartographic and programming skills to the staggering amount of data that scientists are now collecting. In 2017, he was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cuthbert Peek Award in recognition of his work 'advancing geographical knowledge through the use of mappable Big Data'. Oliver has more than a decade of experience visualizing and writing about wildlife research-from 2003 to 2012, he worked in the design department of National Geographic, most recently as Senior Design Editor.

Reviews for Atlas of the Invisible: Maps & Graphics That Will Change How You See the World

Geographer James Cheshire and designer Oliver Uberti redefine what an atlas can be * Guardian * A stone cold act of genius -- Dan Snow Fantastic . . . a magical combo of art and graphic gut-punch -- Dave Eggers Imagine Morpheus explaining The Matrix to you - but he's also a brilliant graphic designer -- Minh Lê, author of LIFT An endlessly fascinating array of insight and analysis -- Mark Reynolds * Traveller Magazine * Demography and graphic design meet in an extraordinarily revealing book -- Starred review * Kirkus * Mind-blowing maps that harness the power of data to tell us something about ourselves and our planet -- Hannah Fry Spectacular and truly Humboldtian -- Andrea Wulf, author of THE INVENTION OF NATURE A cartographer's dream, and often revelatory * Chicago Tribune * Atlas of the Invisible erupts with a kind of rigorous wonder... A strange and startling masterpiece -- Matthew Spektor, author of AMERICAN DREAM MACHINE An absolute visual delight -- Manuel Lima, author of VISUAL COMPLEXITY If you're into #dataviz, you *need* to have this one -- Alberto Cairo, author of THE FUNCTIONAL ART A masterful example of the power of visual storytelling to reveal [...] meaning and knowledge otherwise hidden from view -- Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, author of ZOOBIQUITY An invaluable resource... It represents a critical new way of seeing and understanding * Print *