Maps in the Wild

Mark spotted this World’s Fair globe (1964?) on the Queens 10k run today

“Without Geography you’re Nowhere”, seen at Trinity College in Dublin by Catherine.

Saw this Globular clock at the Islamic Arts Museum in Jerusalem. It was made for La Fontaine, Paris, c. 1880. The clock shows the sun’s location at given time on a map of the world

Another one from Jens’ visit to Tunisia

Jami said “Took our latest visitor on a tour of Whitewater Canyon, New Mexico and hiked the Catwalk. Love the maps carved into the sign. You can’t get too lost in a narrow canyon, though, except where the trail is washed out.”

Jens share this tiled map – Kairouan is in the east of Tunisia

Robert Simmon shared this, El Chaltén is a village within Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province.

Girl on the Net received this stunning embroidered tube map as a gift

Jami posted this from a chilly Mexico (who knew?)

Jeremy Garniaux shared these pics from a display in the forecourt of the Gare De Lyon. “A beautiful series of almost MapsInTheWild was waiting for me this morning on the forecourt of the Gare de Lyon this morning, as I arrived.” I wonder how they chose the images for this […]

Matthew Edney spotted this map of Yonkers on the floor of the stage at a performance of Hello Dolly. “Map of Manhattan/Yonkers on floor of stage for Lyric Stage production of Hello Dolly (in Boston) … nifty” Nifty indeed!

Doug spotted this “The amber trail in Europ – Bassano del Grappa Italy

Chiara Phillips presented at Geomob Berlin with a MapsInTheWild-approved dress code. Tonight is the Geomob London event, will anyone wear maps in the wild?

Doug shared this “Valpolicella Wine Region @ Tenuta Santa Maria di Gaetano Bertani Winery. Beautiful relief map

Anita shared this neat little pirate map which comes with an attached cocktail