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My co-editor, Ken Field, might be a bit too modest to post this so I decided to share this. It is a little bit special when a mapmaker makes a map of world breweries and a few years later wanders into a bar and sees his map plastered onto the […]

Breweries of the world

Isaac Besora shared this map from “Designing data-intensive applications” by Martin Kleppmann. It’s not really “in the wild” but it’s a neat idea and made me smile. I like NoSQL Danger Zone and Cape JSON amongst the fu place names.

Designing data-intensive applications

Globe lamp

Mark Safran spotted this impressive globe lamp in the rotunda of the LA Central Library

Globe lamp

Compass

Lauren Tierney shared this massive compass device hanging at the Walter E Washington Convention Centre in Washington DC. The inner ring lists all the states of the US, the outer ring has little state shaped maps.

Compass

Is this the world’s most brutal map?

The folk at OnlMaps shared this gruesome map of Cambodia from the Tuol Sleng Museum in Phnom Penh. If you know of a more gruesome map than this, let us know.

Is this the world’s most brutal map?

Map mask

Dave Lovell pointed me to this pic of Antti Jakobsson wearing his map mask designed by Marja. I wonder if Marja has met David Overton?

Map mask

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David Overton of Splashmaps shared this can of brake cleaner which is adorned with a contour map. Why? (not why did he share but why did Finesse use a map to decorate their can?)

Brake cleaner

Michael Stuyts created this great image when I was having a conversation with my pals on the FOSS4G Europe organising committee. We were talking about the intersection of interest in maps and beer amongst some of the FOSS4G ambassadors and Michael wanted to get in on the fun. @foss4ge @vcraciunescu […]

Belgium is full of beers

My pal Ed Freyfogle sent me this pic of a model of Sao Miguel Island which he spotted whilst vacationing in the Azores.

Sao Miguel

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