Tom Armitage shared this. “@TopOutBrewery bottles all have an @OrdnanceSurvey contour map of a Scottish mountain on them with a route to the top. Great #mapsathome / #mapsinthewild depending on where you are drinking. Read more here: topoutbrewery.com The Staple pale ale is to die for! Oliver O’Brien also has […]
Yearly archives: 2020
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Geke van de Kamp pointed me to this pincushion posted by Emily Wells “The first #textiletreasure from Colonial Williamsburg is this pincushion map! This object is especially close to my heart due to its association with geography education. Published in London, this would have been an educational toy, likely intended […]
Paul Hardy sent us this pic from his holiday of a blind decorated with a repeating world map. “Attached is the map-decorated kitchen blind in the cottage at Trimingham in Norfolk (52°53’50″N 1°23’33″E) that we rented last week. I didn’t realise Greenland was so close to South America!”
My pal Elizabeth spotted these new season ladies silk skirt and blouse themed on Victorian travellers. These are pretty sweet.
Dave Lovell (yet again!) sent me these pictures from Verdant Works in Dundee. Dundee and the world of flax. Taken at https://www.verdantworks.co.uk/about/ which tells the story of Dundee’s industrial textile heritage in the atmospheric setting of a beautifully refurbished Mill building. Interesting there to see the impact of education on crime. Is […]
Reinder Storm shared this If you are at Vlieland, and order a cheese platter, then that platter has the shape of … yes, Vlieland.
Abi Page drew my attention to this piece of mappy needlework. #geography was the first science that was taught to girls. They were instructed to sew map samplers to learn. 🧵🗺️ Read about Margaret Montgomery’s map of Scotland circa 1800 at blog.nls.uk/marchs-map-of-… #WorldEmbroideryDay https:twitter.com/epunt I like that the bit of […]
Dave Lovell pointed out this tapestry map illustrating the routes used to smuggle slaves to Canada in the 19th century. It is part of the massive Quaker Tapestry in Kendall. After Britain abolished slavery in British colonies, Canada became a safe haven for escaping American slaves. The ‘Underground Railroad’ was […]
Mapmania shared this manhole cover Oklahoma man hole covers have a city map on, with a blue dot to show where you are.
Duncan Hill of Europa Technology shared this map inspired racing helmet. “Nice convergence of #maps and #F1 with Seb’s helmet design for this weekend’s Styrian GP”
Silke Voigts shared this pic of an eggbot The company that lent us the eggbot, a pen robot that paints on round surfaces, is working with maps and so they made us promise to paint an easter egg world 🙂