Reinder Storm (who else?) sent me these pics of a map vending machine in Amsterdam. Ah … once again, I had a brief encounter with the #map #machine. I love it!😊 #mapmachine
Yearly archives: 2020
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Spotted by Dave Lovell We’ve been avid fell-walkers most of our lives and unsurprisingly, the idea to produce this data visualisation came to us while wandering the mountains of the English Lake District together. Unable to find a suitable artwork that would allow us to record and display our ascents […]
Dave Lovell spotted these crafty pencils with escape route maps inserted into the pencil barrel from WW2 “I was particularly interested in the Maps for POWs secreted inside pencils. I wonder whether this cunning plan, expertly implemented led to any successful escapes. Maps were essential to the war effort on […]
Another one from Reinder Storm “Performance in the autumn of 2019, at the public library in The Hague (The Netherlands); not quite sure what to make of it … “A remarkable example of modern art”, as Sir Winston Churchill used to say @MapsintheWild @bieb070”
This one was spotted by Dave Lovell (again!) “At the House of Illustration https://www.houseofillustration.org.uk/ summer 2019. Nixon as a sinister bald eagle. Love it!” The image is by Rene Mederos (1971) In the early 1970s US military forces were engaged in conflict in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. To censure their actions, Rene […]
Via Reinder ‘Den Haag – Praha’, 1989 by Guillermo Kuitca (b. 1961). Museum @Voorlinden, Wassenaar #Kuitca is well known “for his use of maps – particularly his transcriptions of topography onto mattresses”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Kuitca
“Apparently, the year 2020-2021 is going to be cartographically inspired … #Paris, I guess? “ twitter.com/reidst
Dave Lovell shared these “Found amongst the eclectic mix of objet d’art at Tan y Gader in Dolgellau. The house, which has been lovingly restored, was the town’s maternity home between 1939 and 1974. Records suggest that around half the town was born there!”
Another one from Reinder Storm “Nice #exlibris, designed by M. Filippo and sold today @BBKuyperAuction“ If anyone knows more about this book plate I’d be interested to hear from you.
Dave Lovell has been very active combing through his photo library (you’ll see several more from him over the next few weeks), he may even win a prize for his contributions, but then again he may not 🙂 “On the wall at Stott Mill Bobbin Park https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stott-park-bobbin-mill/ Nestled on the shores of […]
Tom Armitage shared his favourite tipple Fidra Gin. Personally I would have named this one “South Dog” A bonus prize for anyone (apart from Tom and fellow Scots) who can say where Fidra is without looking it up.
Another map from Dave Lovell’s travels. “Coniston Gondola was taken on board https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/steam-yacht-gondola currently closed, regrettably. This rebuilt Victorian steam-powered yacht will take you in style on Coniston Water. It allows you to enjoy the charm of luxury travel once only experienced by wealthy Victorians, in her opulent saloons or open-air decks.” […]
Before lockdown I was going to galleries (remember those) with friends. I loved the Moving to Mars exhibition at the Design Museum. Of course I managed to find a globe 😉