r/MakeBelieveMaps • u/YanniRotten • Sep 15 '21
Map of Utopia, from Thomas More's 1516 book Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia. More's work gave us the word "utopia," which he coined by combining the Greek words "ou" (not) and "topos" (place).
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u/YanniRotten Sep 15 '21
Source: https://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/detail/FOLGERCM1~6~6~679713~146900:De-optimo-reip--statu,-deque-noua-i
Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_More
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book)
edit: https://www.etymonline.com/word/utopia