Cartographers from the Department of Political and Historical Geography of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at the University of Warsaw created a map of The Witcher’s world. This is the first such advanced project of transferring the world created in Andrzej Sapkowski’s books, in games, film series and comics. The map was created as part of the project “Geographical and political atlas of Poland. Poland in the modern world: the perspective of 2022”.

The work of Warsaw cartographers is inspired by the books of Andrzej Sapkowski and many other artists describing the world he created. It contains objects mentioned in all works: books, film series, games and comics and also many names and geographic features invented to complete the map.

The overall layout of the countries, mountain ranges, and major rivers is consistent with the maps developed so far by fans. However, this is the first such detailed map that accurately shows the topography, the course of borders and rivers, the location of islands and cities classified according to the number of inhabitants.

Andrzej Sapkowski’s books have delighted fantasy lovers all over the world for years. Since the premiere of the series of games about Geralt of Rivia, created by the Polish studio CD Project Red, the number of fans has been growing. The third part of the game, entitled “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”, became a global hit and promoted The Witcher in the world.

The collection of short stories “The Last Wish” has been translated into 29 languages. The filming of the adventures of the White Wolf by Netflix sealed the position of witcher Geralt as a hero of world pop culture. The series “The Witcher” broke the popularity record and became the most-watched Netflix series in history. It was viewed by 76 million users a month after its premiere.

The project “Geographic and political atlas of Poland. Poland in the modern world: the 2022 perspective” was financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as part of the Multiannual Program NIEPODLEGŁA for 2017-2022.

Arkadiusz Słomczyński