Reinder spotted this atlas in a bookshop in Lyon, “saw this Asia-Australia centered atlas cover in Librairie Passages, in Lyon, France.”
Centering the world map on Asia and Australia (which places the Americas to the east) reminds us thatthe adoption of the Prime Meridian through Greenwich was a choice by European cartographers not some inalienable geographic rule.
Adam Carnow shared with us this series shapes of Idaho
Spotted as walking past an estate agents office near home, a massive black and white street map of the area. I will […]
Cartonaut sent us the pics of some Lego map tiles that he created (rather cool IMO)
Geke van de Kamp shared this. “The Map” a digital live map of NYC. About geographical versus geometry, connection tot reality. I […]
