Barry shared this pic of a globe style stress ball, I think it may originate from a proprietary software vendor
Monthly archives: August 2024
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Reinder shared this pic of a shop window display “Cartographically inspired shop window of the 2nd hand bookshop Colette in The Hague”
Reinder sent these pics from the second hand book market in Deventer “… at the largest 2nd hand book market of Europe (August 4, 2024) of course there was also some cartographical material for sale.”
Doug shared this old railway map, you might think this an old relic that he spotted but – no! This 150 year old railway line closed in 1962 and was reopened a few years later, you can read more here and you can still travel on the line.
Another one from Reinder Storm. “Don’t remember whether I sent this before, don’t remember where and when I saw this one – but I do know that I like it …” I am sure the tea will have an international flavour in this pot.
Another pic from Krista Mott’s roadtrip. “At Mount Rainier National Park there was one of the felled Douglas-fir, that began to grow in 1293, depicts a map of time” I am expecting a bit of “That’s not a map!” feedback but it sure looks like one to me and it […]
Judy Tymon sent us this pic “I found this map at a new local cafe here in Ipswich Massachusetts. The cafe is called “The M Cafe”, M for Manila, capital of the Philippines. I liked it because it shows the outline of the country along with the lat/long. And of […]
Reinder shared these stamps “These stamps were issued in The Netherlands in 2015. They present an image of light pollution. Artist / designer Daan Roosegaarde has created these illuminated stamps for PostNL. The stamp sheet shows a modern map of the Netherlands on a clear night in spring. The stamps provide […]
Krista Mott sent us this pic from her roadtrip in the north west US. “On the way home, we stopped in Seattle at Pike Place Market where I found this “Show us where you came from!” map. Quite a great representation of visitors from around the world.
Reinder is on form at the moment with a string of great pics. “in a shop / workplace where they sell (an awful lot of) antique building materials. I’m not sure whether this is stained glass — or some other technique. I’m sure that I like it!” – we like […]
Scott Simmons sent us a pic of this superb sticker from Hawaii, “I found this great sticker on a recent vacation to the island of Hawai’i. The place names are all in their approximate correct location and the artist cleverly chose more important names to prioritize, while still filling the […]
Reinder shared these pics of a gig that he saw recently, the band seem to be very into globes and maps. “… on the Parade: a travelling theatrical festival in the Netherlands, 18th of July 2024. Cf https://deparade.nl/programma/stan-vreeken-jorn/. “Pop-music meets theater in a light-hearted and quirky concert. Looking at the mysterious word […]
Marc-Tobias spotted this van “Seen in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollh%C3%A4ttan Includes a scale in kilometers and proper compass!” That’s the first time I have seen a scale bar on an a map in the wild
Reinder shared this pic of a book cover “Suddenly it occurred to me that the cover of this book by the Dutch writer Jean Pierre Rawie is decorated with a painting by Matthijs Röling, and that he added a globe to this still life.”