Reinder spotted this waterproof speaker that lets you sing in the shower, he said “Water-resistant wireless hands-free speaker – yes … with Cartographically inspired design … what else? #nolimits … I saw this one in the window of a Bookshop in The Hague” Quite why it is decorated with a map, I […]
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From Reinder again. He said “… last post from Greece for now, at the airport of Athens. This is some kind of advertisement thing – don’t know what for, actually. Hope you like it. “ Anyone able to explain?
If you want some organic cheese delivered this may be the one for you. “… on a market for organic food, every Wednesday, on the Lange Voorhout, in The Hague”
Dimotiko Theatro is a subway station in Athens. This ceiling is pretty maptastic. (Regular readers will guess who sent me this)
Another one from Reinder, this time at the car rental office. I might have skipped this except it looks as if some of the rental offices are in the sea, or maybe they rent boats.
A real beauty of a map in the wild from Reinder, spotted at the information centre dedicated to the Peloponnese peninsula. What’s not to like? Maps food and drink, just what the doctor ordered (Dr F, that is)
Reinder spotted this in a bookshop in Amsterdam. Here is a bit of bio on the Duchess if you are interested
Walter Schwartz sent us these pics of the San Francisco City Model, the first one is how it appeared in 1939 “While I’m on a roll, here are edited photos taken during a California Map Society presentation in August. The San Francisco City Model is a modular 3D map of […]
This single by the Twinkle Stars was released in 1975, on the occasion of the independence of the former Dutch colony of Suriname, on the South-American continent, more info
Another one from Reinder’s Greek adventure spotted on the Island of Agistri, in the Saronic Gulf. In case you doubt the accuracy of the sign, here’s a screengrab of the island from OSM
My pal Rollo spotted this globe decanter in a shop window and asked if it was a map in the wild (answer is yes). He shared the pic with a group of our friends and a flurry of similar pics came back. From Denise: From Ken: Maybe this is the […]