Maps in the Wild
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Wilhelmina shared this picture of some cute southern hemisphere map shoes “In Tsumeb Namibia, close to the Etosha. My colleague had them on. Awesome”
Andrew Newman drew my attention to the map themed cakes at the High Storrs school bake but he didn’t have any pics! Fortunately he put me in touch with the school and they sent some pics and the head of geography provided some extra context. “The students are invited to […]
The Grand Canyon has inspired many mappers and geologists including my co-editor Ken Field. This relief map was sent to us by David of Overview Maps
Mark Safran sent us this old mining survey map that is now adorning a bar at the Brass Tag Pub in Deer City, Utah. It prompted quite a lot of conversation amongst the geotwitterati
Henrique Koehler sent us this rather unique road sign from Zagora which points left into the dessert and says “keep going for 62 days” (camel time of course). Not a map, I know, but hey this is an editor’s pick. According to Google Maps it’s a 60-63 hour drive or […]
Christian Sommer shared this map showing hypsometric layers, vegetation (and delta deposits?) Not sure where it is located
Jorge Sanz sent us this slightly cropped world map that he spotted while lunching in the park I asked him if it was a mercator projection and he replied “hahaha I’d go for equirectangular :D” Apparently the table is sponsored by San Miguel
A follower sent me a link to this article on CBC Well played the Royal Canadian Mint for producing these and even better played Alisha Giroux for the exquisite design.
Barry Ruderman shared this map bench Final #mapsinthewild, #Budapest edition. Tactile 3-D topographical view of Castle Hill with #Braille labels.