Andrew Newman sent me these laser cut metal contour maps created by Alison Counsell Wapenmap are stainless steel sculptures. these designs, based on Ordnance Survey maps, are produced from flat sheets of meta; photo-etched with detailed geographical features. The four reservoirs shown here were built in the 1860s when Sheffields […]
Monthly archives: January 2020
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Matt Finish sent us this lovely old Ordnance Survey map of Dersingham which is decorating a wall at the East of England Co-op. “Cracking historic #map installed at Dersingham @EoECoop 🙂 Not sure when the giant sundial North of Centre Vale was demolished though… “
Reinder Storm sent us this pic of the Old Amsterdam cheese display at a tourist shop in Amsterdam (I guess you worked the last bit out).
This has to be one of my favourites. Beer, maps and humour – what’s not to like? Reinder Storm sent us these pics from a bar in The Hague, Netherlands. If we were awarding a prize for the most outstanding Map in the Wild of 2020 this would have to […]
Raol Baletco sent us this gradual unmasking of a map of Madrid on the label of a bottle of El Aguila “Hi @MapsintheWild! Check this stick from a @CervezaElAguila with an old map of Madrid (including graphic scale) 🗺️🆒😍” And here it is ..
Sarah Reynolds sent us this pic of NYC skyline trainers that she spotted. Seems that there a lot of mappy footwear designs about, must look out for a pair myself – suggestions welcome.
If you serve in the US Army you bring home the odd souvenir (emphasis on odd) including this map mug from Afghanistan.
Nigel Clifford is becoming a very prolific contributor of Maps in the Wild. this milk bottle top map is from a display at Aldermaston School at the Royal Berkshire Show.
Michelle sent me this pic of this map dress “Managed to get hold of the friend that took it..she says she took a quick photo but didn’t take much notice..it was at the airport in Japan..she was looking for her departure gate!!”
Elizabeth has been spotting mappy book covers all over the place. These two are from a display at Waterstones And I couldn’t resist this display of map books in Seven Dials Market I love the old AtoZ reproduction
Where was Troy? I visited the Troy exhibition at the British Museum yesterday and realised that I didn’t know. My erudite friend said it was on the north west coast of Turkey, and he was correct. These pics are from a display panel in the exhibition. Not particularly wild but […]
Jon Morris was staying at the Hub on East Market St in Edinburgh while attending FOSS4G UK. He thought this map was monstrosity but I don’t agree. “Glad I won’t be spending too much time here, with this monstrosity by the bed. You can’t quite see it, but the Royal […]
My friend Elizabeth sent me this map that she spotted in an Indian restaurant in Washington. I like the way that customers have embellished the map with “Yum” and even better “A meal without wine is breakfast”