Alex Wrottesley of Geovation sent me this beautiful 15th century world map that he came across in Florence Fra’ Mauro, a Camaldolese monk, was active in Venice toward the mid-fifteenth century. His world map depicts the image of the Earth prevailing before the discovery of America. Based on literary texts […]
Ross McDonald sent us this stunning map made of butterflies “A growing map of the SW Cape made up of butterflies. Each butterfly added supports a child living in an informal settlement
Michael Terner sent us this medallion map from Southern California … a “medallion map” that was placed on a pedestrian bridge that crosses a small tributary of the San Francisco Bay in San Mateo, CA (where my mother lives). The medallion shows the historic location of Seashell Mounds left by […]
Gary Gale sent us this pic of a map on the pavement in Richmond “Saw this this morning in Richmond. It’s a map of the Thames near Richmond to mark the 50th anniversary of the Richmond Society. It’s been there since 2007 but it’s so understated and part of the […]
Jon Morris sent us these pics of a magnificent Venetian Sofa And any decent Venitian apartment should have nautical-themed decor. One for @MapsintheWild It’s sort of mappy (editor’s discretion) though probably not navigation level.
Contributed by my dog, Wisley, who loves a ball dressed up as a globe. he enjoys gnawing off the countries to get it back to a bare globe, and playing with it in his favourite local park in Redlands.
