Letter 140a

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 140a
Recipient	Rayner Unwin
Date	31 August 1953
Subject(s)	Maps in The Lord of the Rings

Letter 140a is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition.

Summary

In this letter to Rayner Unwin, Tolkien apologises for the delay in completing the required maps for The Lord of the Rings. He explains that the task necessitated a thorough re-reading of the entire text and the creation of a rough index of place-names and distances. He also expresses concerns about the shape and scale of the maps fitting poorly with the proposed format of the book and requests advice and assistance in resolving these issues.