While we were in Israel we spent some time in Jerusalem, friends suggested that we visit the new museum about Jerusalem in King David’s Tower. It is a fantastic museum in an ancient location which reflects the different influences in the city over three millenia. Amongst the many exhibits were […]
Monthly archives: June 2024
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Marc-Tobias spotted this little globe that had set out on a journey to freedom starting in Hannover, I wonder where it will end up? Good luck little globe
Matt Malone spotted this fantastic mosaic-tiled map of NYC 🍎 at LaGuardia Airport during his first trip there last October. As a geographer, he said he was required to take a picture and share it.
This came from Moritz Schillinger “This map painting is from David Hardy showing the western hemisphere (artist name Le Suisse Marocain – website https://davidhardy.de/galerie/). Not sure if it’s a Map in the Wild, it’s hardly recognizable. “ No worries about eligibility Moritz, our standards are very flexible.
Ander Andersen is another new contributor. He kicks off with marker for the geographic center of the US. UK readers please forgive the US spelling of what should be “centre” but given the location I thought I should follow their convention. Of course anything that claims to be the geographic […]
What a fantastic station signage! Marc-Tobias sent me this which he spotted on his way home from a recent Geomob Berlin event. Note that it includes coordinates
Reinder spotted this plate in a shop window in The Hague. “Shop window, Piet Heinstraat, The Hague, Netherlands. The spot where one can see this little scene is actually on the plate, down on the right hand side.”
Moritz Schillinger joins the club of Maps in the Wild contributors with his first post of this superb map mannequin. “Last weekend in Paris I discovered a map in the wild myself. I found these artworks in the art center “59 Rivoli”, a former squat which now hosts really cool […]
Reinder sent us this pic from the Maritime Museum in Rotterdam “The Maritime Museum in Rotterdam has taken the next step in the field of target group approach and public outreach using the Cultural Target Group Model. “This has given us a shared language and a shared image of our Cultural […]
Angel Arenas sent us his latest project. It’s a giant interactive map of China at the University of Zaragoza. The scale of these maps is so impressive, a whole class or more could explore.
Marc-Tobias spotted this map on a garage door in Yuigahama beach, Kamakura, Japan, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuigahama (beach), part of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamakura 安心して暮らせる地域のためにmeans “For a safe and secure community” 鎌倉市means Kamakura (city) I’m left wondering why someone would want this map on their garage door, but I’m glad they did
Anthony spotted this at East Finchley underground station. The blurb says: “Destination East Finchley is a community project, which began in 2017, led by Martin Primary School and funded by the Celebrate Lottery Fund. The project celebrates the journeys made by local residents to live here in the diverse community […]
Marc-Tobias spotted this camper van in Hamburg. It looks as if the owners are marking off the countries that they have visited in it.