The Book Of Legendary Lands
by Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen · first published 2013
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"A fascinating illustrated tour of the fabled places in literature and folklore that have awed, troubled, and eluded us through the ages"--Provided by publisher.
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I think you mean The Book of Legendary Lands by Umberto Eco. Encyclopedia of Imaginary places is a different book by Theresa Bane.
on “How to Remember What You Read” ↗Eco's book is called "The Book of Legendary Lands": Legendary places don't have to be fully imaginary or fictional as at least half of the examples are more or less generalized versions of real world locations. The T-O Map, Tabula Peutingeriana, Iceland…
on “Umberto Eco on the Greatest Maps of Imaginary Places (2014)” ↗