Maps in the Wild

I spotted these ceramic coasters at the Brooklyn Library, now I’m home I wish I had bought them.

The Women’s Air Derby was the first official women-only air race in the United States. Humorist Will Rogers referred to it as the Powder Puff Derby, the name by which the race is most commonly known.

Another Pan Am poster, those guys had style.

There is something exquisite and nostalgic about this old Pan Am logo

There are a few coming up from the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, this place was heaven for map loving air and space nerds like me. This poster dates from the late 1940’s, pretty is an understatement.

This was also in the display at the National Museum of the American Indian in NYC.“Over generations, Native Americans harnessed the potential of natural grasses, trees, bushes, and even cactus to breed edible crops. Today four of the top ten crops that feed the world originally came from Native American […]

Saw this at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York, it illustrates some of the inventions that we take for granted nowadays which originated in America before colonisation. “Native people of the Americas changed the world with their scientific discoveries and inventions. Today their innovations continue to […]

Elizabeth spotted this collection of maps for sale in Covent Garden recently, lots of interesting old maps.

Doug Greenfield shared this “Support your local growers #MapsintheWild Topsfield Fair, northeastern Massachusetts”

Joe Davies shared another picture from Lyon. The city where I grew up! The photo comes from the underground metro station at Place Jean Jaures, Lyon 7eme.

Joe Davies shared this picture, saying: The rain made this 3D model of Lyon even better! I am happy to see the neighbourhood I used to live in is not flooded.

Dean shared this one of many maps of Leicester carved into the cities streets

Another one from Le Cartographe

Jami‬ shared this picture with Globe and Costers. It looks like a perfect mappy place for a coffee break!

I want to thank ‪Wanmei for sharing this coaster and the other photos. As a MacOS user, I knew about Catalina, and I still use the beautiful photo as a background. I am happy to share the maps of this Island.