Star Wars: Galactic Atlas is a reference book that was published by Egmont UK Ltd on November 3, 2016. An atlas with full-color illustrations by Tim McDonagh, it covers the first seven Star Wars films, as well as Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, novels, and comics. The American edition was published by Disney–Lucasfilm Press on December 20, 2016. It is titled Star Wars Galactic Maps: An Illustrated Atlas of the Star Wars Universe and includes a spread relating to the then-upcoming film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
While working on the video game Star Wars Battlefront II, the development team notably consulted the Galactic Atlas.[3] An updated edition of Galactic Atlas was released on November 6, 2025.[4]
Publisher's summary
Explore the worlds and stories of a galaxy far, far away with this lavishly illustrated Galactic Atlas! Follow the beasts, battles, heroes and villains of the Star Wars saga all the way from the deserts of Tatooine to the ice plains of Hoth.
- Stunning full-colour illustrations by Tim McDonagh
- Covers all seven films, as well as Star Wars Rebels, The Clone Wars, novels and comics
- A perfect gift for fans of all ages!
Continuity
As depicted in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, the firing of the Starkiller Base superlaser destroyed the five planets of the Hosnian system;[5] however, the Galactic Atlas's entry for Starkiller Base instead states that the weapon's firing destroyed "five star systems".[6]
On page 18, within the Dathomir spread, at the top information box, the Quelii sector is misspelled as the "Qelii sector".[6]
The Zakuul empire conundrum
- "to answer your question, the Atlas is supposed to be canon, 'Zakuul' isn't."
- ―Emil Fortune
The December 2016 Polish edition of Star Wars: Galactic Atlas includes an entry for the Empire of Zakuul, placing it in the far west of the galaxy and in the Unknown Regions. The Zakuulan empire is a Star Wars Legends entity that was first mentioned in 2015 on swtor.com for the expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire of the BioWare video game Star Wars: The Old Republic.[8] The author of Galactic Atlas, Emil Fortune, stated that he did not know why or how Zakuul crept into the Polish translation of the reference book.[9] Nonetheless, he stated that the world was not supposed to be canonical.[7] A system bearing the same name was introduced into canon by the Star Systems of the Galaxy appendix, with the system having a similar placement in the far west of the galaxy.[10]
Media
Editions
- ISBN 9781405279987; November 3, 2016; Egmont UK Ltd; UK hardcover[1]
- ISBN 9781368003063; December 20, 2016; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US hardcover[2]
Cover gallery
Appearances
| Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
Organisms
Droid models
Events
Locations
Organizations and titles
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Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
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Weapons and technology
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Miscellanea
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Sources
NYCC 2016: Rogue One and Star Wars 40th Anniversary Publishing Programs Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 169
- Charting the Galaxy: An Interview with Star Wars: Galactic Maps Illustrator Tim McDonagh on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Spark of Rebellion" — Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2018
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas on Egmont's official United Kingdom website (original link is obsolete)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galactic Maps on Disney Publishing Worldwide's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II: Behind The Story on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas: Updated edition with 7 new locations and content encompassing Rogue One to Andor on Amazon.de (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Emil Fortune (@iucounu) on Twitter (post): "to answer your question, the Atlas is supposed to be canon, 'Zakuul' isn't." (backup link)
- ↑ Knights of the Fallen Empire on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Emil Fortune (@iucounu) on Twitter (post): "I wrote the Atlas; Zakuul seems to have crept into the Polish translation only. I am not sure why or how as yet." (backup link)
- ↑ Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
