Reinder spotted this in a bookshop in Amsterdam. Here is a bit of bio on the Duchess if you are interested

Walter Schwartz sent us these pics of the San Francisco City Model, the first one is how it appeared in 1939 “While I’m on a roll, here are edited photos taken during a California Map Society presentation in August. The San Francisco City Model is a modular 3D map of […]

From Reinder in Athens, a Cretan Rerstaurant, the map sign is pretty accurate.

Reinder said “At the airport of Athens – with apologies to all in New Zealand ;-)”

Spotted by Demeter in Montenegro

This single by the Twinkle Stars was released in 1975, on the occasion of the independence of the former Dutch colony of Suriname, on the South-American continent, more info

Another one from Reinder’s Greek adventure spotted on the Island of Agistri, in the Saronic Gulf. In case you doubt the accuracy of the sign, here’s a screengrab of the island from OSM

My pal Rollo spotted this globe decanter in a shop window and asked if it was a map in the wild (answer is yes). He shared the pic with a group of our friends and a flurry of similar pics came back. From Denise: From Ken: Maybe this is the […]

I can’t remember when I last spent a few hours in a wine bar, but a couple of friends suggested Vagabond near Battersea Power Station and it was a mappy experience. It’s an industrial style bar with several maps showing the regional distribution of the wines on offer. But the […]