Alice Gadney shared this lovely old map scarf (I think the map is old not the scarf). I think she is starting a competition with Angharad Stone but there can only be one winner!
Yearly archives: 2020
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Miss Bytheway shared her pen pots which recycled maps and cans. Just the job to keep you occupied during lockdown! “The most geography pen pots ever!! MAPS AND REUSING TINSš„«š¾”
Reinder Storm shared this pic taken at the World Forum venue in the Hague. “āI was hereā – well … Yes.”
Cartonaut sent me this pic of the map at the entrance to the Hotel Petaluma in Petaluma (surprise!) California. “Nice local place names on this. This is the front entrance to the lobby of Hotel Petaluma in Petaluma, CA. Near the center of old town. Adjacent to the entrance is […]
Clare Nolan knows how to get our attention, find a Map in the Wild with a link to football! And she has done it again š “Bonus globe trophy, at FK ŽeljezniÄar in Sarajevo. I think it is a trophy from a friendly tournament rather than a major competition. Zeljo are […]
Geke van de Kamp sent me this pic of an exquisite embroidered globe via twitter.com/womensart1 “Embroidered globes made in 19th century by US schoolgirls as a way to learn geography. The globes were only 5 inches high”
Marc-Tobias Metten, co-founder of OpenCageData, sent me this. “My photo, attached, isn’t the best, we were in the car at ared light. https://www.mitmachkinder.de/de/programme–projekte/quadratologo-aktion/has better photos and background in German. MĆ¼nster, Germany.” Link to an English translation to save you time.
Monika Swiderska sent this: “I finally managed to excavate a pic from the summer 2017 when I visited Tbilisi, Georgia.My hotel had a map of the city on the wall. I was absolutely delighted and my inner mapper was screaming in joy! Holidays and more maps… what else do you need?” […]
I’m at a loss as to who sent me this pic of an interactive map card that they stumbled upon, I hope they will remind me. This is a brilliant gift card, pull the tab at the top to select one of the major cities and the card displays the […]
I think Mark Iliffe sent me this pic of Arnold Schwarzenegger promoting his Fair Maps campaign. Having taught a workshop with Jeremy Morley on redistricting, I know how easy it can be to influence electoral outcomes through the maps that we draw. In the England we have the Boundary Commission […]
Simon Navin shared these pics from a conference centre in Marylebone, central London. Always nice to see an @OrdnanceSurvey map greet me at a meeting…as well as another icon #tubemap Also, the handrail on the OS map looks like some kind of amazing slide you can hop on between Maida […]
David Moed sent me this pic of Life spring water with a nice map on it. Seems that regardless of whether you choose sparkling or still you don’t get the Americas (or is that the photos?)
Liam Mason sent me this lovely map of the Galapagos Islands which his girl friend spotted when she was exploring Isabela Island. I know that the purists amongst our readers may protest that this is not a map in the wild but it is covered in wild animals, birds and […]