Dan Ormsby sent us this schematic map “A schematic map hanging in the signal box of a railway station in central Sri Lanka showing the lines, signalling equipment, engine sheds etc. The signalling equipment is the original equipment installed by the British when the railways were build (around the 1860’s) […]
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In Belem just on the outskirts of Lisbon is the Padrão dos Descobrimentos or Monument of the Discoveries commemorating the great explorers of Portugal’s past. In front of the monument is this amazing marble map detailing the extent of the Portuguese empire at its peak. Dave Lovell sent me this beautiful pic that […]
Caitlin Dempsey, the editor of GisLounge sent us this beauty “One of my favorite hidden gems at the Los Angeles Farmer’s Market is the “Travel Angel” which was installed in 2001 as part of a public art project. The piece is kind of hidden in a nook near one of the […]
This brass version of the UN logo hangs in the Council Chamber in Geneva. “A map of the world representing an azimuthal equidistant projection centred on the North Pole, inscribed in a wreath consisting of crossed conventionalized branches of the olive tree, . . . The projection of the map […]
On the Ile de Re there is a village called Ars-en-Re. This town map reminded me of the then Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger
I went to the Tolkien exhibition at the Bodlian Library in Oxford to see the amazing maps that he had drawn as both illustrations and planning for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Photography was banned but on the way out I spotted this massive tapestry map hanging in the […]
During the UK Mapping Festival Ken organised an excursion to Bellerby and Co’s globe making workshop in Stoke Newington for a small group of map geeks. Peter Bellerby gave us a tour of the workshop, explained some of the processes involved in making these magnificent globes whilst trying not to […]
As you exit the Serengeti Nature Reserve heading south you enter a wilderness containing the Ngorongoro Crater and game reserve. This map stands in the middle of nowhere helping you to orientate yourself. Ken Field recognised a couple of carto artefacts that indicated the map had been made with Esri […]
Our first “Map in the Wild” because, well just because. GeoMob is a London based meet up group for geo geeks run by Ed Freyfogle. At the end of the UK Mapping Festival, Ken Field presented the UK Cheese Map, an exquisite carved cheese board in the of the UK […]