Dan
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A lovely historic map surrounding an ATM posted on the platform formerly known as Twitter by ᴮʳⁱᵗᵗᵃ ᴿⁱᶜᵏᵉʳ . We try and pinpoint the location of all our Mappery posts we find for the Mapping Maps in the Wild page. Sometimes it takes a bit of detective work – all […]
This remarkable map projection illustrates how the world’s oceans form one continuous unbroken water body that is bounded by the continental land masses. Whilst the Mercator projection has been with us since 1569, it was nearly 400 years later in 1942 that the Spilhaus projection was developed. This beautiful map […]
Decent map of Lake Michigan lighthouses at the #Ludington (#Michigan) #Maritime #Museum, posted by Matt Malone
I used to love doing lino prints at school, although I was always a bit nervous that I’d slip with the tools and impale my hand. Anne L. posted this link cut of the Île de Ré on the platform formerly known as Twitter. I’m not sure whether Anne was […]
Matt Malone posted this map of Madagascar that he spotted at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, commenting that the ‘interlacing of animals and labels in the map tiles is fantastic.’
I think Paul Smith is a bit of a map fan. We’ve done a few Mappery posts featuring Paul Smith fashion, such as the map in the window and the globes in the shops. How about treating that map fan in your life to a pair of globe cuff links? […]
Slightly jealous of the citizens of New Zealand and the maps featuring on their passports. Thanks to Daniel at MapScaping for posting this one.
Lots of satisfaction here for fans of maps and the Rolling Stones. Original post on twitter by Julie Witmer.
Barry Ruderman from Raremaps.com spotted this cool stylised map on top of @NLNatArchief in The Hague
Kenneth Field spotted this in a pub in Southampton and wondered what happened to Shetland and Ireland. I’m wondering what happened to T-Bone, Filet, Skirt, Porterhouse, Tomahawk …
To mark Mappery’s birthday, Steven suggested we all post a special one! Maps in the Wild often feature in drinks marketing on branded glasses, bottles of wine, or cans of beer. There’s even a beer from the Bristol Beer Factory which has got a map covering where I live, which […]
Barry Ruderman from Raremaps.com spotted this “There Be Monsters” inspired by the map collection of the UK National Archives
Let’s be honest these fashion shoots would be pretty awful if the models were using satnav. Original credit: Jenny Marie Johnson