A comprehensive record of James Bond's missions (and martinis) across the world.

The Books
"What are you going to do with yourself if the globe shrinks, and there are no more corners left?", James Bond asks himself in 'Casino Royale' (1953). A pressing concern indeed for the ever-itinerant 007, whose missions take him across the world, hunting down Britain's enemies on behalf of Her Majesty's Government. The first of Ian Fleming's Bond novels, published from 1953 to 1966, 'Casino Royale' takes place mainly in France, but throughout the following 11 books, the spy travels extensively across continents, encountering new dangers on every page.

Informed by Fleming's own time in the Naval Intelligence Division, the novels tell a fantastical tale of the intrigue, danger and thrill to be found in the global political upheaval of the 1950s and 1960s. The perils of corruption and criminals are offset by Bond's legendary penchant for pleasure, which have made him one of the most iconic literary figures of all time.

With over 100 million Bond books sold worldwide, and having spawned one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time, Fleming achieved his aim of writing "the spy story to end all spy stories".

The Map
Across Fleming's 12 Bond novels, 007's missions leave an international trail crossing five continents and 43 countries. Although the original books were not accompanied by maps, several cartographic records of his adventures have been created by fans and publishers alike, including the present map issued by Aaron Blake Publishers in 1987.

Almost 120 locations visited by Bond are shown, aptly represented by crosshairs and identified below according to the novel in which they appear, sometimes together with details of the people and places that the spy encountered. They span the map from Los Angeles to London, Turkey to Tokyo, with certain spots are connected by lines representing the journey taken between them, on board the Orient Express or Silver Phantom, for example.

Rather than the blue of the ocean, the landmasses of the world are set against a huge Union Jack, representing Bond's service to Queen and country. Illustrations of an Aston Martin, a soaring missile, and, naturally, scantily-clad women accompany the portrait of Bond that appears on the map, holding his gun in one hand and a martini glass in the other.