Andrew Zolnai sent us these pics of the entrance foyer ceilings at the Scott Polar Institute in Cambridge. Arctic and Antarctic maps as frescoes.
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Elizabeth sent this pic of the Safety Curtain at the Apollo Theatre in London when she went to see Wicked there.
Elizabeth shared this pic that she spotted in a small gallery – neat but what is it trying to say? Answers on a postcard please.
John Ievers sent me this pic. “ Imagine my surprise when opening a pack of French biscuits. Perhaps better suited to the kids school lunch – tres bien.”
Derick Rethans sent this pic. “This map in (on?) a bench describing the river it’s next to, is quite a joyful one” Joyful indeed, there is a meta character to this that makes it special.
Daniel Angerer sent us the pics of this exquisite map on the label of a bottle of Montmija Signature wine. This is maps and wine at their very best, imagine walking around the vineyard guided by the map while drinking the wine!
Elizabeth spotted this cute painting near Leicester Square in London. I wish I could read the caption on the painting but some vandal has stuck a sticker over it!
Walter Schwartz sent us this pic which he found in a shop, Ten Thousand Villages, in Austin, Texas. “The maps are produced by women artisans of the “St. Mary’s Mahila Shikshan Kendra,” a Dominican Sisters organization that teachers the art Kathiyawadiembroidery with tiny mirrors. It’s 24 inches x 36 inches and is made of […]
Kate Leroux liked the look of this model and ZipLine map from her visit to Crater Lake in Oregon. It’s great that the safety conscious monkey is wearing a hard hat!
@geointer found a shop in Copenhagen selling a collection of great looking globes. I’m assuming these are the Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion projection but would be happy to be corrected! I like the fact that there is one of what appears to be the moon too!
Lauren Tierney of the Washington Post, loves this collection of maps and topographic models in the University of Wisconsin’s Madison Science Hall.
Fell runner, author and Chair of the Society of Cartographers, Steve Chilton was given these three mugs as a birthday present, of the Three Peaks – the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales. The Three Peaks Challenge is an event where participants have to ascend every peak within 24 […]
A political and topographic map featuring on this mural on the wall of a library in Atlantic City, spotted by Rosemary Wardley