Yearly archives: 2022
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Tom Harrison sent us this. “I spotted this on a car parked near Llanberis. Apparently it was bought second hand from an estate agent. The new owner removed all the company livery but kept the map of their local area.” Good spot Tom and respect to the owner
Mark in Philly sent us this interesting use of a map at the Philadelphia Flyers Stadium. “The Philadelphia Flyers’ rallying cry this season is “Bring It To Broad,” referencing Broad Street – host to Philadelphia championship parades and home to its sports stadium district.While I was at the Wells Fargo […]
Beer and a map , you can’t go wrong! Reinder Storm sent this and several more to follow “Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo has (or at least had) a beer with a piece of a map of Michigan on the label – in a collect-them-all kinda thing (or, not as fun, […]
Last week my co-founder, Ken Field, was in London for the launch of his book Thematic Mapping at Stanfords. A triple opportunity, catch up with my pals and drink a couple of beers, talk about maps and his book and a special treat – visit Map Mecca (Stanfords). Stanfords is […]
I went to the Cartoon Museum (Wells Street, London) and highly recommend this little gem of a museum to Londoners and visitors. There was only one mappy cartoon on display, this riff on the Northern Ireland protocol by Nicola Jennings published in the Guardian in 2019.
Gavin Fleming sent me this pic that he took when touring the Bartho Eksteen Winery in South Africa. The lighting wasn’t great but he managed to get this pic as well. I think he captured a few samples of the wine!
A beautiful plate with a map of Amsterdam sent by our good friend Reinder Storm “A plate that I saw in the window of a kind of posh giftshop, at the Haarlemmerdijk in Amsterdam. What I liked is that they pointed out the place where you are standing, in front of […]
There are many gateways onto the Ashdown Forest, this map shows routes into the forest from The Gallipot Inn. From here paths lead to Pooh Bridge where you can explore trails that lead up through wooded heathland to Gills Lap and take in the amazing views looking north across Sussex, […]
Reinder Storm spotted this sign for bicycle parking. “In the Hofkwartier you are kindly requested not to park your bike on the sidewalks. Around the corner, you can put it in the bicycle storage for free. Where you can find these is indicated on a (kind of) map”