Maps in the Wild

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.”

Another map shared by Le Cartographe during a trip to Portugal.

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.

Le Cartographe shared this map of part of Africa spotted during a trip to Portugal.

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

I found these caps in Camden, London. The coordinates point to the well-known Harrods of London.

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 […]

Clare shared this map of Toronto

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”

BarryRuderman of Raremaps.com shared this with us “Check out the anemoscope at Kensington Palace dating back to the reign of William III. #mapsinthewild #maps I love that London appears as the centre of the world (well Europe at least)

MaddieCaraway shared this “#MapsInTheWild- Navigating the bike course while I chase my dad @CarawayJd doing an @IRONMANtri!!