To celebrate the launch of Small Island: 12 Maps that Explain the History of Britain , here, the author Philip Parker briefly explains some of the changes Britain has gone through since 500,000 BCE.
Continue reading Small Island by Philip ParkerCategory: Mad About Maps
All about cartography, a collection of articles on and around maps and mapping.
Atlas of Imagined Places: From Lilliput to Gotham City
Atlas of Imagined Places: From Lilliput to Gotham City is a stunning map collection of invented geography and topography drawn from the world’s imagination.
The maps feature fictional buildings, towns, cities and countries plus mountains and rivers, oceans and seas. Ever wondered where the Bates Motel was based? Or Bedford Falls in It’s a Wonderful Life? The authors have taken years to research the likely geography of thousands of popular culture locations that have become almost real to us.
Here is an extract from the chapter on CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN by Matt Brown & Rhys B. Davies with maps by Mike Hall.
Continue reading Atlas of Imagined Places: From Lilliput to Gotham CityGreat Trees of London Map
New Map Celebrates London’s Remarkable Trees
Great Trees of London Map is a new map by Blue Crow Media. This two-sided guide map reveals highlights from London’s uniquely diverse urban forest. Featuring rare species, magnificent English oaks, an ancient, perhaps 2,000-year-old, yew and the finest flowering cherries, this selection of 50 trees spans from Kew Gardens to Greenwich Park, and Tottenham to Brixton. The map includes photography, an introduction and descriptions by Paul Wood, the author of London is a Forest and London’s Street Trees: A Field Guide to the Urban Forest.
Continue reading Great Trees of London MapRiver Danube: Extract from Atlas of Vanishing Places
Maps offer us a chance to see not just how our world looks today, but how it once looked. But what about the places that are no longer mapped?
Cities forgotten under the dust of newly settled land? Rivers and seas whose changing shape has shifted the landscape around them? Or, even, places that have seemingly vanished, without a trace?
Continue reading River Danube: Extract from Atlas of Vanishing PlacesPhilip Parker: History of Maps in Britain: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2020
From Mappa Mundi to modern election maps, the United Kingdom has evolved rapidly, along with the ways in which it has been mapped. During this time, cartography has not only kept pace with these changes, but has often driven them. In his beautiful book, Philip Parker talks to Julia Wheeler about some of these maps that give a visual representation of the history of Britain.
History of Britain in Mapsby Philip Parker
Windsor: Maps and More
It’s all happening in Windsor this weekend. If you are lucky enough to be attending the Royal Wedding, here are some maps & atlases of the area so you can make the most of your stay and some souvenirs for you to remember the big day:
A cartographic taster from the National Army Museum
We asked Robert Fleming, the Templer Study Centre Manager at the National Army Museum to give us a few tasters of some of the fascinating collections related to survey and cartography held at the museum. Continue reading A cartographic taster from the National Army Museum
5 Reasons why Soviet Maps are Amazing by John Davies and Alexander J. Kent
To coincide with the release of their new book The Red Atlas John Davies and Alex Kent explain why the many thousands of maps secretly produced by the Soviet Union are so fascinating… Continue reading 5 Reasons why Soviet Maps are Amazing by John Davies and Alexander J. Kent
Where is Moldova? The family board game demo day
If you are looking for your post-Christmas lunch or Boxing Day board game, come and meet Peter the inventor of ‘Where is Moldova?’ who is hosting a live demonstration day in our London store on Tuesday 19th December. Learn how to play this fabulous family board game and ask Peter why he named his game after a land-locked country in south east Europe. Continue reading Where is Moldova? The family board game demo day
Astronomically Good Gift Ideas
When you have visited everywhere that this magnificent planet has to offer, these books and gifts will help you make the right choices for some interstellar travel gift ideas.