Posts by Maps In The Wild
Is this too subtle?
Ken took this pic on his visit to Tokyo. I am struggling to see the map (not the museum plan), can you?
Look up Denver
Scott Simmons took this pic while attending Geo Week in Denver. He said " I will note my terrible disappointment that the drainages do not adhere to the topography." So that's a Geo Geek at Geo Week
Global Coffee Table
Who can guess whose hotel room had this coffee table? They said "I would have put this in my suitcase if it had fitted!"
Lego Melbourne
Samuel Molena sent me these pics of his colossal lego map of Melbourne. He said: "I once visited Scienceworks Museum in Melbourne when I was 10, they had a really cool model of Melbourne using a mix of Lego and craft/modelling materials. I really wanted to make my own version, so I…
I've been vibe coding quite a few maps over the last months: learning a lot, getting a bit better & writing about each map, what worked/went wrong and tips for others. I pulled them all together into a Map Gallery (with a little help from my friend Claude) at knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/map-gallery/
Mappy Mugs at Haneda
You can imagine Ken wandering through the gift shop at Haneda Airport and thinking "How many of these can I fit into my hand baggage?"
French Food Map
Reinder said "I live in The Hague. Around the corner is a French bakery that produces excellent bread and pastries. On the wall: a quite irresistible map of (food in) France."
Compass Rose
Ken spotted this in Washington "Map based compass rose from Convention Center in DC. Sadly it makes no sense."
College Neerlandais
Reinder spotted this magnificent map mural in the main hall, at the Collège Néerlandais, Cité Universitaire in Paris, France. The building was opened in 1938.
Club Land
Denise had a meeting at the RAC Ckub on Pall Mall. Her host had this limited edition pocket square.
Ken’s Whisky
We've probably had the Ardmore whisky label before but Ken noticed that his name was on the label so I thought that was worth a return appearance.
The Ubilabs office on chocolate
Martin Kleppe shared this chocolate bar from their office building in Hamburg.
Baslow Edge Contour Mug
My pal Anthony had this mug in his kitchen the last time I visited, I had to snap it as a map in the wild.
Umbrella with Town Plan of Zwolle
Another one from Reinder "in one of the most spectacular bookshops in the Netherlands: Van der Velde 'In de broeren', in Zwolle of course, in the Dutch province of Overijssel." I think this deserves a wow!
GMT has shifted!
Ken spotted this. I don't know whether this a political comment or just incompetence, either way I imagine it will prompt some discussion.
Zutphen in 3D
"This is a 3D version in bronze, of the 1639 map of the town of Zutphen, by Nicolaas Geelkercken. Zutphen was part of the Hanseatic League. Do hope you like it. Cheers, Reinder" Yes we do!
University College Hospital
I spotted this on a visit to UCLH. Anything that distracts you from the reason you are in a hospital is a good thing and if it's a map even better.