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Tom MacWright shared this picture of the Panorama of the City of New York, an urban model of New York City and the centrepiece of the Queens Museum. For more information, click here.

Laura Harris shared this picture on LinkedIn

This is literally what I thought when I saw this picture. The sentence makes sense for a French speaker; the English version would be: not mix apples and pears, but I also found apples and oranges. Always happy to learn the usage if you want to comment on our socials. […]

Fantastic bowtie from Chris Chambers.

A classic but always good from Chris Chambers.

Jilles van Gurp shared this geodesic point in Hannover with us.

Chris Chambers shared this wallpaper.

I found this nice geo license plate walking by the River Thames. Very geo-nerdy. Happy Sunday!

This charcuterie platter is in Corsica’s shape.

It is a bit unusual, but we found this one on LinkedIn. Chris Chambers received this armchair as a birthday gift.

Anne L. shared these pictures last year. What could be better to celebrate Bastille Day this year? The Liberty Explosion is made with 200 stamps representing Marianne, the Symbol of the French Revolution for the Liberty, and the explosion takes the shape of the Phrygian cap. Happy Bastille Day!

 Barry Ruderman from raremaps.com shared this map from the Orchids Festival in Kew Gardens.

And to end the week nicely, refreshingly, I would say, here is our co-founder, who is back with some art in a bar. This is a version of Kenneth Field’s Breweries of the World.

From the 8th of June to the 31st of October 2024, a temporary exhibition at the Inguimbertine, Carpentras (FR) Chrisitan Guémy, alias C215, exhibits these works, including the maps. Chrisitan Guémy’s website (link to the English version). About the exhibit, follow this other link (FR)

Displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum aka the V&A