“We don’t see the latitude and longitude lines of maps,” he said. “We see the world, in our heads, through icons.” For Thomas, this equates to a kind of “emotional geography,” where ...

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If I want to see where a place is in the world, I just need to look at where the lines cross, and read the numbers. Ah, there he is! Latitude is 32 degrees south, and longitude is 115 degrees east.

A hiker and outdoorsman, Mr. Thomas as a child yearned for a world where nature ruled supreme. His map represents the “idealistic planet that I wanted,” Mr. Thomas, 34, said.