@hugo for Utopia as a subject of intellectual play among like-minded early modern Europeans, I love the history of Ortelius’ Utopia map. See here for a description, background, and references: https://orteliusmaps.com/book/ort234.html@bookstodon
@hugo@bookstodon it’s an amazing creation, and a precarious survival. I wrote some words about it (as well as about the Erasmus - Moore friendship underpinning Utopia itself) in my own book, North Sea Crossings.