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Reinder sent me this a while back but I thought I would save it for the 12 Mappy Days of Christmas.

Reinder spotted this at the central railway station, in Leiden, the Netherlands 

Another Norman Rockwell cover – I could drool over these for ages and ages

Jennica Pearson said “Happy Holidays! I’m new to the community, but I couldn’t help but want to contribute! Found this Santa tracker map while out and about at a Christmas-themed pop-up bar in Philadelphia” A superb first contribution Jessica, Mappy Holidays to you and all of our contributors.

On our trip to the US we visited the Norman Rockwell Museum (fantastic, uplifting collection). Rockwell produced hundreds of covers for the Saturday Evening Post including several Christmas covers, he was witty and exquisitely talented at observing American life.

Florence shared these “Christmas Windows of Van & Arpels at Bergdorf Goodman store New York” with us. That’s a mappy enticement to spend a lot of dosh for Xmas gifts!

Koen Rutten shared this candy jar. “#mapsInTheWild My new candy jar! Made by Royal Goedewaagen to the design of Sander Alblas. In my case: a second-hand one.”

Ivan Sanchez Ortega spottted this big wall map in Tartu airport. People have placed coloured dots representing the furthest distance they have flown from Tartu. Not sure if the colours have added significance.

Alfons shared this, he asked “Is this meant to be macabre, cynical or educational?”

Erik spotted this sort of thematic map in a tattoo shop in Bratislava. I can’t work out the thematic criteria “Nice #mapsinthewild in a tattoo shop in Bratislava. https://vean-tattoo.sk/ to be exact. Walking past while on the way to the #QGISUC2024 dinner location. Map with New Zealand, but transformation might […]

An interactive map from the FDR Museum “Learn about government contributions to many conveniences we take for granted today. See how these projects helped strengthen the nation’s economy during the Great Depression. Maybe you’ll find a New Deal project in your own community”

Saw this election results map at the FDR Museum a couple of days before the 2024 US Election. This is what I would call an overwhelming vote for one candidate! The blurb says “FDR won a historic mandate in 1932.After three years of economic depression, Americans decisively rejected President Hoover […]

I spotted this map in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Museum, which had a special exhibition on FDR and Black African Americans. Redlining Map of Poughkeepsie, New York and its Suburbs, March 1938This redlining map of Poughkeepsie was among the hundreds of “Residential Security Maps” of urban areas created by the Home […]

We stopped at a rest stop on our way south through New York State, you know I love a floor map! This one shows parks and museums in the state. I agree with the signs saying “I love NY”

I spotted this neat wooden cheeseboard in the shape of New Hampshire in Portsmouth at the beginning of our road trip through New England.