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Ericgjovaag: /* Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz? */

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Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?

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	==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==		==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==

	The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. To order them, go to https://~~shop~~.ozclub.org/product/set-of-oz-maps/. The Hungry Tiger Talk blog is examines all of the maps of Oz in detail, and you can read what they have to say at http://hungrytigerpress.blogspot.com/search/label/Maps.		The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. To order them, go to https://www.ozclub.org/product/set-of-oz-maps-3/. The Hungry Tiger Talk blog is examines all of the maps of Oz in detail, and you can read what they have to say at http://hungrytigerpress.blogspot.com/search/label/Maps.

	<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>		<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* Where is the land of Oz? */

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Where is the land of Oz?

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	==Where is the land of Oz?==		==Where is the land of Oz?==

	Nobody's exactly sure. As Judy Garland said in The Movie, "It's not a place you can get to by a boat or a train. It's far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain..." A trailer for The Movie also claimed it was "many, many miles east of nowhere," while the 1964 television special ''Return to Oz'', Dorothy describes Oz as being "halfway to yesterday and back." People from the Great Outside World that we live in have traveled there by a number of magical means, and via natural disasters such as tornadoes and storms at sea. Since these characters have come from all over the United States (and more recently, in some books outside of the FF, ~~Canada and Great Britain~~), it's difficult to determine if Oz is located anywhere near them. The best guess is that it's somewhere in the South Pacific, maybe on or near Australia. The strongest evidence for this is one of Baum's short stories, "Nelebel's Fairyland," which clearly places the Forest of Burzee, which is on the same continent as Oz, an unknown distance to the west of San Diego, California; and also that Dorothy was on a sea voyage to Australia (a nation often referred to informally as Oz) in the opening chapter of ''Ozma of Oz'' before being washed overboard during a storm. Oz apocrypha author March Laumer placed Oz on a small, fast-moving continental plate in the Pacific Ocean. Many Ozmologists, however, believe that Oz is probably not actually part of our world, but is in some sort of parallel or alternate universe.		Nobody's exactly sure. As Judy Garland said in The Movie, "It's not a place you can get to by a boat or a train. It's far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain..." A trailer for The Movie also claimed it was "many, many miles east of nowhere," while the 1964 television special ''Return to Oz'', Dorothy describes Oz as being "halfway to yesterday and back." People from the Great Outside World that we live in have traveled there by a number of magical means, and via natural disasters such as tornadoes and storms at sea. Since these characters have come from all over the United States (and more recently, in some books outside of the FF, other countries), it's difficult to determine if Oz is located anywhere near them. The best guess is that it's somewhere in the South Pacific, maybe on or near Australia. The strongest evidence for this is one of Baum's short stories, "Nelebel's Fairyland," which clearly places the Forest of Burzee, which is on the same continent as Oz, an unknown distance to the west of San Diego, California; and also that Dorothy was on a sea voyage to Australia (a nation often referred to informally as Oz) in the opening chapter of ''Ozma of Oz'' before being washed overboard during a storm. Oz apocrypha author March Laumer placed Oz on a small, fast-moving continental plate in the Pacific Ocean. Many Ozmologists, however, believe that Oz is probably not actually part of our world, but is in some sort of parallel or alternate universe.

	<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:WHEREOZ.JPG]]<br>Illustration by Dick Martin from ''The Visitors from Oz'', © 1960 The Reilly and Lee Co.</div>		<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:WHEREOZ.JPG]]<br>Illustration by Dick Martin from ''The Visitors from Oz'', © 1960 The Reilly and Lee Co.</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* What language is spoken in Oz? */

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What language is spoken in Oz?

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	==What language is spoken in Oz?==		==What language is spoken in Oz?==

	Ozzish, of course — which, by coincidence, is the same as American English, as Ruth Plumly Thompson points out in ''The Royal Book of Oz''. Ozzish is spoken in most other countries on the Continent of Imagination as well. There have been words of Old Ozzish in a few books. Philip Jose Farmer's non-canonical science-fiction novel, ''A Barnstormer in Oz'', invents a completely new version of Ozzish, derived from Middle German. There are some examples of two Ozian languages, Dan-Rur and Old Ozzish, in the "I Can Eat Glass" project, ~~currently housed~~ at http://www.reocities.com/nodotus/hbglass.html. These languages were invented by Oz fan and amateur linguist Aaron Adleman, but so far the most extensive writings in these languages are on the "I Can Eat Glass" site.		Ozzish, of course — which, by coincidence, is the same as American English, as Ruth Plumly Thompson points out in ''The Royal Book of Oz''. Ozzish is spoken in most other countries on the Continent of Imagination as well. There have been words of Old Ozzish in a few books. Philip Jose Farmer's non-canonical science-fiction novel, ''A Barnstormer in Oz'', invents a completely new version of Ozzish, derived from Middle German. There are some examples of two Ozian languages, Dan-Rur and Old Ozzish, in the "I Can Eat Glass" project, now archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20170907060602/http://www.reocities.com/nodotus/hbglass.html. These languages were invented by Oz fan and amateur linguist Aaron Adleman, but so far the most extensive writings in these languages are on the "I Can Eat Glass" site.

	==What is the Kingdom of Dreams, and which book does it appear in?==		==What is the Kingdom of Dreams, and which book does it appear in?==

Ericgjovaag: /* Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz? */

2019-08-13T12:11:25Z

Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?

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	==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==		==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==

	The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. To order them, go to https://shop.ozclub.org/product/set-of-oz-maps/~~. An online version (just the Oz one, not also the one of the surrounding countries) is available on National Geographic's website at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day/2008/08/12~~. The Hungry Tiger Talk blog is ~~currently examining~~ all of the maps of Oz in detail, and you can read what they have to say at http://hungrytigerpress.blogspot.com/search/label/Maps.		The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. To order them, go to https://shop.ozclub.org/product/set-of-oz-maps/. The Hungry Tiger Talk blog is examines all of the maps of Oz in detail, and you can read what they have to say at http://hungrytigerpress.blogspot.com/search/label/Maps.

	<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>		<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz? */

2019-08-13T12:10:33Z

Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?

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	==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==		==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==

	The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. ~~For ordering information~~, ~~contact IWOC (which is currently phanff@library~~.~~berkeley~~.~~edu)~~. An online version (just the Oz one, not also the one of the surrounding countries) is available on National Geographic's website at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day/2008/08/12. The Hungry Tiger Talk blog is currently examining all of the maps of Oz in detail, and you can read what they have to say at http://hungrytigerpress.blogspot.com/search/label/Maps.		The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. To order them, go to https://shop.ozclub.org/product/set-of-oz-maps/. An online version (just the Oz one, not also the one of the surrounding countries) is available on National Geographic's website at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day/2008/08/12. The Hungry Tiger Talk blog is currently examining all of the maps of Oz in detail, and you can read what they have to say at http://hungrytigerpress.blogspot.com/search/label/Maps.

	<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>		<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* Where is the land of Oz? */

2012-06-18T23:08:08Z

Where is the land of Oz?

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	However you get there, once you arrive in that world, you will find the Land of Oz located in the middle of the Continent of Imagination, an island continent surrounded by the Nonestic Ocean (sometimes incorrectly named the Nonentic Ocean). Oz is cut off from the rest of the continent by a vast desert on all sides, which is poisonous to living beings and can turn them to dust. Some of Oz's neighboring countries, across the desert, are Ev, Ix, Mo, Merryland, Skampavia, Noland, Boboland, and the Forest of Burzee, where the fairies who originally enchanted Oz live. Santa Claus also lives nearby, in the Laughing Valley of Hohaho (which may or may not be near the North Pole).		However you get there, once you arrive in that world, you will find the Land of Oz located in the middle of the Continent of Imagination, an island continent surrounded by the Nonestic Ocean (sometimes incorrectly named the Nonentic Ocean). Oz is cut off from the rest of the continent by a vast desert on all sides, which is poisonous to living beings and can turn them to dust. Some of Oz's neighboring countries, across the desert, are Ev, Ix, Mo, Merryland, Skampavia, Noland, Boboland, and the Forest of Burzee, where the fairies who originally enchanted Oz live. Santa Claus also lives nearby, in the Laughing Valley of Hohaho (which may or may not be near the North Pole).

			==How do you get to the Land of Oz?==

			As mentioned in the previous question, one of the most common ways to get to Oz is via some sort of natural disaster. Dorothy alone has started trips to Oz via tornado, storm at sea, and earthquake. Other characters have gotten there via whirlpool, falling into a hole, rocket accident, a geyser explosion, and a ship's boiler exploding.

			Sometimes, however, it takes some magic to start one's journey to Oz. The first time we see this is in ''The Road to Oz'', where Ozma uses magic to confound Dorothy and start her on her newest trip to Oz. Other magical means of getting to Oz have included a magic flying umbrella (before Mary Poppins ever did it), being kidnapped by a balloon bird, a magic piece of change, through a magic two-way television screen, and grabbing a magic ring on a merry-go-round. In a handful of cases, Ozma has just wished a character to Oz, but these were all people she already knew, so you can't count on that happening to you! And in ''The Cowardly Lion of Oz'', one character discovers a rhyme that transports whoever says it to Oz. However, that seems to now have been disabled (or incorrectly transcribed), as many readers of that book have reported trying it, but few, if any, have actually gone to Oz as a result.

			More recent Oz books outside of the FF have used scientific means of getting to Oz. In these cases, Oz is treated as a parallel or alternative world, and the United States government or some scientific institute finds a way to transport people and items to Oz. Most notable for this are ''A Barnstormer in Oz'' by Philip José Farmer, and ''The Emerald Burrito of Oz'' by John Skipp and Marc Levinthal.

	==What are Oz and its people like?==		==What are Oz and its people like?==

Ericgjovaag: /* Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz? */

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Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?

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	==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==		==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==

	The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. For ordering information, contact IWOC (which is currently phanff@library.berkeley.edu). An online version (just the Oz one, not also the one of the surrounding countries) is available on National Geographic's website at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day/2008/08/12.		The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. For ordering information, contact IWOC (which is currently phanff@library.berkeley.edu). An online version (just the Oz one, not also the one of the surrounding countries) is available on National Geographic's website at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day/2008/08/12. The Hungry Tiger Talk blog is currently examining all of the maps of Oz in detail, and you can read what they have to say at http://hungrytigerpress.blogspot.com/search/label/Maps.

	<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>		<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz? */

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Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?

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	==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==		==Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?==

	The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. For ordering information, contact IWOC. An online version (just the Oz one, not also the one of the surrounding countries) is available on National Geographic's website at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day/2008/08/12.		The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. For ordering information, contact IWOC (which is currently phanff@library.berkeley.edu). An online version (just the Oz one, not also the one of the surrounding countries) is available on National Geographic's website at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day/2008/08/12.

	<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>		<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* What's up with that house in The Patchwork Girl of Oz? */

2010-11-16T15:58:17Z

What's up with that house in The Patchwork Girl of Oz?

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	In ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz'', Ojo the Munchkin, Scraps the Patchwork Girl, and Bungle the Glass Cat have an unusual encounter with a house where they stay overnight. They see a light in the distance and try to get to it, but the light never seems to get closer. Nevertheless, they find a darkened house, which they enter. Ojo, being the only one of the three who needs to eat or sleep, finds food and a bed, which a disembodied voice commands him to use. When the Patchwork Girl decides she doesn't want to follow the voice's directions, she is thrown out by invisible hands. In the morning, after a refreshing night's sleep, Ojo finds a breakfast waiting for him. But once he leaves the house, he is tired and hungry again, as if he'd never spent any time in the house. It's an odd little incident that has no bearing on the rest of the story, and doesn't appear to have any purpose. I can not begin to even speculate what Baum meant with this incident, for I've never figured it out, either, nor have I found anyone else who has an idea of what it means. It seems that some Oz mysteries will always remain mysteries.		In ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz'', Ojo the Munchkin, Scraps the Patchwork Girl, and Bungle the Glass Cat have an unusual encounter with a house where they stay overnight. They see a light in the distance and try to get to it, but the light never seems to get closer. Nevertheless, they find a darkened house, which they enter. Ojo, being the only one of the three who needs to eat or sleep, finds food and a bed, which a disembodied voice commands him to use. When the Patchwork Girl decides she doesn't want to follow the voice's directions, she is thrown out by invisible hands. In the morning, after a refreshing night's sleep, Ojo finds a breakfast waiting for him. But once he leaves the house, he is tired and hungry again, as if he'd never spent any time in the house. It's an odd little incident that has no bearing on the rest of the story, and doesn't appear to have any purpose. I can not begin to even speculate what Baum meant with this incident, for I've never figured it out, either, nor have I found anyone else who has an idea of what it means. It seems that some Oz mysteries will always remain mysteries.

			----

	<div style="text-align:center;">[http://thewizardofoz.info/wiki/Oz_FAQ Oz FAQ Index Page] • [http://thewizardofoz.info/index.html "There's no place like the home page."]</div>		<div style="text-align:center;">[http://thewizardofoz.info/wiki/Oz_FAQ Oz FAQ Index Page] • [http://thewizardofoz.info/index.html "There's no place like the home page."]</div>

Ericgjovaag: /* Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz? */

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Where can I get a map of the Land of Oz?

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	The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. For ordering information, contact IWOC. An online version (just the Oz one, not also the one of the surrounding countries) is available on National Geographic's website at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day/2008/08/12.		The earliest published map of the Land of Oz, and another one showing the countries surrounding Oz, was published as the endpapers of ''Tik-Tok of Oz''. The current Books of Wonder/HarperCollins edition of that book reprints the original endpapers, including the "incorrect" compass rose. These endpapers were also used in ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz''. So either of those books would get you the maps. More recently, IWOC has printed a set of maps that take into account all of the books published after ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', and tries to correct a few of that maps errors, including the compass rose. This set includes an explanatory leaflet, a map of Oz, and a second map of the surrounding countries, including several used by Baum in some of his non-Oz stories. These maps have been updated over the years, and have also been published in some Oz books, most notably those published by Del Rey. For ordering information, contact IWOC. An online version (just the Oz one, not also the one of the surrounding countries) is available on National Geographic's website at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/map-day/2008/08/12.

			<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:MAP1.JPG]][[File:MAP2.JPG]]<br>The first published maps of Oz and the surrounding countries, as first published in ''Tik-Tok of Oz'', © 1914 L. Frank Baum. Note the two different compass roses.</div>

	==Who rules the land of Oz?==		==Who rules the land of Oz?==