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Whatā€™s a Map in the Wild? Itā€™s a map in a real-life context, a sign, a poster, an object, perhaps quirky, perhaps unexpected. What it isnā€™t is a screen grab from a web site, the output from a GIS or similar.
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MapsintheWild: Topo Map Chocolate: Ben shared this delicious looking topo chocolate MapsintheWild Topo Map Chocolate http://dlvr.it/TCWLzj

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MapsintheWild: Deventer: Reinder sent these pics from the second hand book market in Deventer ā€œā€¦ at the largest 2nd hand book market of Europe (August 4, 2024) of course there was also some cartographical material for sale.ā€ MapsintheWild Deventer http://dlvr.it/TCT5mS

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MapsintheWild: Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: Doug shared this old railway map, you might think this an old relic that he spotted but ā€“ no! This 150 year old railway line closed in 1962 and was reopened a few years later, you can read more here and you can still travel onā€¦ http://dlvr.it/TCRYPk

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MapsintheWild: Globe Teapot: Another one from Reinder Storm. ā€œDonā€™t remember whether I sent this before, donā€™t remember where and when I saw this one ā€“ but I do know that I like it ā€¦ā€ I am sure the tea will have an international flavour in this pot. MapsintheWild Globeā€¦ http://dlvr.it/TCNbn6

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MapsintheWild: Mount Rainier Time Map: Another pic from Krista Mottā€™s roadtrip. ā€œAt Mount Rainier National Park there was one of the felled Douglas-fir, that began to grow in 1293, depicts a map of timeā€ I am expecting a bit of ā€œThatā€™s not a map!ā€ feedback but it sureā€¦ http://dlvr.it/TCLpXN

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MapsintheWild: Phillipines in Ipswich, Massachusetts: Judy Tymon sent us this pic ā€œI found this map at a new local cafe here in Ipswich Massachusetts. Ā The cafe is called Ā ā€œThe M Cafeā€, M for Manila, capital of the Philippines. I liked it because it shows the outline of theā€¦ http://dlvr.it/TCK7lr

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MapsintheWild: Light Pollution in the Netherlands: Reinder shared these stamps ā€œThese stamps were issued in The Netherlands in 2015. They present an image of light pollution. Artist / designer DaanĀ Roosegaarde has created these illuminated stamps for PostNL. The stamp sheetā€¦ http://dlvr.it/TCH4s9

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MapsintheWild: Where do you come from?: Krista Mott sent us this pic from her roadtrip in the north west US. ā€œOn the way home, we stopped in Seattle at Pike Place Market where I found this ā€œShow us where you came from!ā€ map.Ā  Quite a great representation of visitors fromā€¦ http://dlvr.it/TCDn05

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MapsintheWild: Global Architectural Salvage: Reinder is on form at the moment with a string of great pics. ā€œin a shop / workplace where they sell (an awful lot of) antique building materials. Iā€™m not sure whether this is stained glass ā€” or some other technique. Iā€™m sureā€¦ http://dlvr.it/TCB3jF

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MapsintheWild: The Places of Hawaii: Scott Simmons sent us a pic of this superb sticker from Hawaii, ā€œI found this great sticker on a recent vacation to the island of Hawaiā€™i. The place names are all in their approximate correct location and the artist cleverly chose moreā€¦ http://dlvr.it/TC7jYk

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Maps In The Wild
@mapsinthewild.bsky.social
Whatā€™s a Map in the Wild? Itā€™s a map in a real-life context, a sign, a poster, an object, perhaps quirky, perhaps unexpected. What it isnā€™t is a screen grab from a web site, the output from a GIS or similar.
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