The Atlas des Géographers d'Orbæ (Atlas of the Geographers of Orbæ) is a series of illustrated books written and illustrated by François Place and published in three volumes between 1996 and 2000. Presented as a geographic atlas written by the geographers of the lost island of Orbæ, the work comprises twenty-six chapters corresponding to the twenty-six letters of the Latin alphabet, each giving its shape and the first letter of its name to an imaginary country. The reader thus explores twenty-six territories, each introduced with a map, followed by a narrative accompanied by illustrations, and a final double-page spread of labeled sketches. A true condensed universe that reinterprets the history and geography of the world as a coherent and intertwined whole, the Atlas combines a celebration of travel, discovery, and cultural exchange with an exaltation of the power of imagination and a reflection on its mechanisms, illuminated by numerous literary influences and abundant cartographic, geographic, historical, and cultural references. Well-received by both French-speaking and international critics, the work helped establish Place as a talented writer and received numerous literary awards, including the Amerigo Vespucci Youth Prize in 1997, the Bologna Children's Book Fair Award in 1998, and a special Sorcières Award in 2001. It inspired several derivative works, including a sequel published in 2011, Le Secret d'Orbæ. Source: Wikipedia (en)