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 […]
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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.
Andy Piper spotted this great collage on a ceiling. He said “Hey there, just in Big Fernand (French hamburger restaurant) in London today – they have France on the ceiling! “ Good spot Andy!
Ekki Plicht sent us this pic from Babelroth in Germany “Here is a nice mural which can be seen in the village of Barbelroth inGermany. It is mounted on the wall at the corner of Hauptstraße andMühlstraße, and it is already mapped in OSM, object. https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.10016&mlon=8.07088#map=19/49.10016/8.07088&layers=P Cheers.Ekki”
Reinder sent us this massive 17C repro of a street map of Antwerp on a hoarding. The info on the side says “art historians, developed especially for the festival and pastor of Sint-Andries, a city walk along many landmarks in the city.”
Berl spotted this map sculpture he found in the grounds of Ann Hathaway’s cottage just outside Stratford-on-Avon. It is described as:
Spotted this map in a cafe in Tel Aviv. Eshkol is the region adjacent to the Gaza Strip where the attack of 7/10 took place. It’s a map in the wild not an endorsement of either side in this conflict
Elizabeth spotted this advert for a special commemorative coin for the D-Day landings which took place on June 6th, 1944. The coin has a map illustrating the five landing sites – Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword
We popped into the Whitechapel Gallery yesterday and saw some uninspiring installations and performance art but as you might expect I spotted a few globes hidden in the displays. And this nice sign in the reception area
Reinder sent this pic of the entrance to the Dutch National Archive, he said “It’s hard to see – but these glass doors in the Dutch National Archives in The Hague do contain a cartographic image of the Netherlands”. Instead of through the looking glass, we have through the cartograph […]