Maps In The Wild
@mapsinthewild.bsky.social
What’s a Map in the Wild? It’s a map in a real-life context, a sign, a poster, an object, perhaps quirky, perhaps unexpected. What it isn’t is a screen grab from a web site, the output from a GIS or similar.
For a Better Future
Elizabeth spotted this label on a recycled fabric shopping bag.
Elizabeth spotted this label on a recycled fabric shopping bag.
For a Better Future
Elizabeth spotted this label on a recycled fabric shopping bag.
mappery.org
October 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
For a Better Future
Elizabeth spotted this label on a recycled fabric shopping bag.
Elizabeth spotted this label on a recycled fabric shopping bag.
Celestial Globe
Reinder Storm Another stunning globe from Reinder's visit to the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome
Reinder Storm Another stunning globe from Reinder's visit to the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome
Celestial Globe
Reinder Storm Another stunning globe from Reinder's visit to the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome
mappery.org
October 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Celestial Globe
Reinder Storm Another stunning globe from Reinder's visit to the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome
Reinder Storm Another stunning globe from Reinder's visit to the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome
Italy in Brno
Ken was in Brno for the EuroCarto 2026 International Cartographic Association event. He spotted this neat map of Italy on the wall outside and Italian delicatessen.
Ken was in Brno for the EuroCarto 2026 International Cartographic Association event. He spotted this neat map of Italy on the wall outside and Italian delicatessen.
Italy in Brno
Ken was in Brno for the EuroCarto 2026 International Cartographic Association event. He spotted this neat map of Italy on the wall outside and Italian delicatessen.
mappery.org
September 30, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Italy in Brno
Ken was in Brno for the EuroCarto 2026 International Cartographic Association event. He spotted this neat map of Italy on the wall outside and Italian delicatessen.
Ken was in Brno for the EuroCarto 2026 International Cartographic Association event. He spotted this neat map of Italy on the wall outside and Italian delicatessen.
Library Globe
Reinder Storm Reinder saw this in the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy. A beautiful object in a quite stunning library. See
Reinder Storm Reinder saw this in the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy. A beautiful object in a quite stunning library. See
Library Globe
Reinder Storm Reinder saw this in the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy. A beautiful object in a quite stunning library. See
mappery.org
September 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Library Globe
Reinder Storm Reinder saw this in the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy. A beautiful object in a quite stunning library. See
Reinder Storm Reinder saw this in the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy. A beautiful object in a quite stunning library. See
We Demain
@[email protected] Sylvain Pierre said "Really nice cover for last "We Demain" issue. Artwork from Enki Bilal"
@[email protected] Sylvain Pierre said "Really nice cover for last "We Demain" issue. Artwork from Enki Bilal"
We Demain
@[email protected] Sylvain Pierre said "Really nice cover for last "We Demain" issue. Artwork from Enki Bilal"
mappery.org
September 28, 2026 at 9:01 AM
We Demain
@[email protected] Sylvain Pierre said "Really nice cover for last "We Demain" issue. Artwork from Enki Bilal"
@[email protected] Sylvain Pierre said "Really nice cover for last "We Demain" issue. Artwork from Enki Bilal"
You are here in Glencoe
Another one from Paul Hardy - I think this one is magnificent.
Another one from Paul Hardy - I think this one is magnificent.
You are here in Glencoe
Another one from Paul Hardy - I think this one is magnificent.
mappery.org
September 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
You are here in Glencoe
Another one from Paul Hardy - I think this one is magnificent.
Another one from Paul Hardy - I think this one is magnificent.
One Planet One Chance
Berl Goldbart Berl shared this pic of his beer glass when he was last at Lords. Can't really argue with the sentiment after the summer we've had!
Berl Goldbart Berl shared this pic of his beer glass when he was last at Lords. Can't really argue with the sentiment after the summer we've had!
One Planet One Chance
Berl Goldbart Berl shared this pic of his beer glass when he was last at Lords. Can't really argue with the sentiment after the summer we've had!
mappery.org
September 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
One Planet One Chance
Berl Goldbart Berl shared this pic of his beer glass when he was last at Lords. Can't really argue with the sentiment after the summer we've had!
Berl Goldbart Berl shared this pic of his beer glass when he was last at Lords. Can't really argue with the sentiment after the summer we've had!
Glencoe Maps
Paul Hardy Paul said "Mappy objects seen around Glencoe in Scotland. Note that General Roy went on to found the Ordnance Survey as the national mapping agency of Britain.
Paul Hardy Paul said "Mappy objects seen around Glencoe in Scotland. Note that General Roy went on to found the Ordnance Survey as the national mapping agency of Britain.
Glencoe Maps
Paul Hardy Paul said "Mappy objects seen around Glencoe in Scotland. Note that General Roy went on to found the Ordnance Survey as the national mapping agency of Britain.
mappery.org
September 25, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Glencoe Maps
Paul Hardy Paul said "Mappy objects seen around Glencoe in Scotland. Note that General Roy went on to found the Ordnance Survey as the national mapping agency of Britain.
Paul Hardy Paul said "Mappy objects seen around Glencoe in Scotland. Note that General Roy went on to found the Ordnance Survey as the national mapping agency of Britain.
National Geographic Global Pursuit
@[email protected] Randall Hale said "In 1987 I apparently got a board game. Never played it for some reason." Maybe you weren't interested in global domination?
@[email protected] Randall Hale said "In 1987 I apparently got a board game. Never played it for some reason." Maybe you weren't interested in global domination?
National Geographic Global Pursuit
@[email protected] Randall Hale said "In 1987 I apparently got a board game. Never played it for some reason." Maybe you weren't interested in global domination?
mappery.org
September 24, 2026 at 9:01 AM
National Geographic Global Pursuit
@[email protected] Randall Hale said "In 1987 I apparently got a board game. Never played it for some reason." Maybe you weren't interested in global domination?
@[email protected] Randall Hale said "In 1987 I apparently got a board game. Never played it for some reason." Maybe you weren't interested in global domination?
Mappa Mundi
David Edmondson David said "Having found Mappery via a teapot I had a look on the map of maps and thought the Mappa Mundi at Hereford Cathedral might be a good addition" I have to wonder how David found us via a teapot, sounds like a story. We may have had a Mappa Mundi pic in the past…
David Edmondson David said "Having found Mappery via a teapot I had a look on the map of maps and thought the Mappa Mundi at Hereford Cathedral might be a good addition" I have to wonder how David found us via a teapot, sounds like a story. We may have had a Mappa Mundi pic in the past…
Mappa Mundi
David Edmondson David said "Having found Mappery via a teapot I had a look on the map of maps and thought the Mappa Mundi at Hereford Cathedral might be a good addition" I have to wonder how David found us via a teapot, sounds like a story. We may have had a Mappa Mundi pic in the past but no harm in reminding ourselves what a marvel this is.
mappery.org
September 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Mappa Mundi
David Edmondson David said "Having found Mappery via a teapot I had a look on the map of maps and thought the Mappa Mundi at Hereford Cathedral might be a good addition" I have to wonder how David found us via a teapot, sounds like a story. We may have had a Mappa Mundi pic in the past…
David Edmondson David said "Having found Mappery via a teapot I had a look on the map of maps and thought the Mappa Mundi at Hereford Cathedral might be a good addition" I have to wonder how David found us via a teapot, sounds like a story. We may have had a Mappa Mundi pic in the past…
Dutch Waterline
Reinder Storm Reinder said "In the Dutch Waterline Museum at Fort Vechten, a quite large scale model sheds light on how this huge defense construction in the Netherlands worked (between 1870 and 1945). Children really thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to play and explore the…
Reinder Storm Reinder said "In the Dutch Waterline Museum at Fort Vechten, a quite large scale model sheds light on how this huge defense construction in the Netherlands worked (between 1870 and 1945). Children really thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to play and explore the…
Dutch Waterline
Reinder Storm Reinder said "In the Dutch Waterline Museum at Fort Vechten, a quite large scale model sheds light on how this huge defense construction in the Netherlands worked (between 1870 and 1945). Children really thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to play and explore the intriguing constellations. Very spectacular indeed. For when used properly, it actually really works." See and
mappery.org
September 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Dutch Waterline
Reinder Storm Reinder said "In the Dutch Waterline Museum at Fort Vechten, a quite large scale model sheds light on how this huge defense construction in the Netherlands worked (between 1870 and 1945). Children really thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to play and explore the…
Reinder Storm Reinder said "In the Dutch Waterline Museum at Fort Vechten, a quite large scale model sheds light on how this huge defense construction in the Netherlands worked (between 1870 and 1945). Children really thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to play and explore the…
Transit Cartography
@kennethfield.bsky.social Ken said "Oh... I didn't know about this exhibition. It's over now but glad there's an online version "
@kennethfield.bsky.social Ken said "Oh... I didn't know about this exhibition. It's over now but glad there's an online version "
Transit Cartography
@kennethfield.bsky.social Ken said "Oh... I didn't know about this exhibition. It's over now but glad there's an online version "
mappery.org
September 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Transit Cartography
@kennethfield.bsky.social Ken said "Oh... I didn't know about this exhibition. It's over now but glad there's an online version "
@kennethfield.bsky.social Ken said "Oh... I didn't know about this exhibition. It's over now but glad there's an online version "
Airline Atlas
@[email protected] Christian said "Prints from airlineatlas.com look like this when framed. Here in A2 on Hahnemuhle paper."
@[email protected] Christian said "Prints from airlineatlas.com look like this when framed. Here in A2 on Hahnemuhle paper."
Airline Atlas
@[email protected] Christian said "Prints from airlineatlas.com look like this when framed. Here in A2 on Hahnemuhle paper."
mappery.org
September 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Airline Atlas
@[email protected] Christian said "Prints from airlineatlas.com look like this when framed. Here in A2 on Hahnemuhle paper."
@[email protected] Christian said "Prints from airlineatlas.com look like this when framed. Here in A2 on Hahnemuhle paper."
It’s another mappy van
@kennethfield.bsky.social "It's a Map in the Wild but I'm not sure a telecom company wants to be advertising such a disconnected set of services as part of their disjointed and separated network!"
@kennethfield.bsky.social "It's a Map in the Wild but I'm not sure a telecom company wants to be advertising such a disconnected set of services as part of their disjointed and separated network!"
It’s another mappy van
@kennethfield.bsky.social "It's a Map in the Wild but I'm not sure a telecom company wants to be advertising such a disconnected set of services as part of their disjointed and separated network!"
mappery.org
September 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
It’s another mappy van
@kennethfield.bsky.social "It's a Map in the Wild but I'm not sure a telecom company wants to be advertising such a disconnected set of services as part of their disjointed and separated network!"
@kennethfield.bsky.social "It's a Map in the Wild but I'm not sure a telecom company wants to be advertising such a disconnected set of services as part of their disjointed and separated network!"
Categories on Mappery
A bit of site news With a lot of help from Claude I have categorised all 2,400 posts on Mappery and have added a Categories menu that shows all the posts in the category. Some posts have more than one category and I confess that the choice of categories may not always make…
A bit of site news With a lot of help from Claude I have categorised all 2,400 posts on Mappery and have added a Categories menu that shows all the posts in the category. Some posts have more than one category and I confess that the choice of categories may not always make…
Categories on Mappery
A bit of site news With a lot of help from Claude I have categorised all 2,400 posts on Mappery and have added a Categories menu that shows all the posts in the category. Some posts have more than one category and I confess that the choice of categories may not always make sense to you, it did to me when I was doing this!
mappery.org
September 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Categories on Mappery
A bit of site news With a lot of help from Claude I have categorised all 2,400 posts on Mappery and have added a Categories menu that shows all the posts in the category. Some posts have more than one category and I confess that the choice of categories may not always make…
A bit of site news With a lot of help from Claude I have categorised all 2,400 posts on Mappery and have added a Categories menu that shows all the posts in the category. Some posts have more than one category and I confess that the choice of categories may not always make…
Rock ‘n Map
@lecartographe.bsky.social I have no idea where Le Cartographe spotted this, I'll update if he lets me know. I just love the combination of the old map with the musical instruments.
@lecartographe.bsky.social I have no idea where Le Cartographe spotted this, I'll update if he lets me know. I just love the combination of the old map with the musical instruments.
Rock ‘n Map
@lecartographe.bsky.social I have no idea where Le Cartographe spotted this, I'll update if he lets me know. I just love the combination of the old map with the musical instruments.
mappery.org
September 18, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Rock ‘n Map
@lecartographe.bsky.social I have no idea where Le Cartographe spotted this, I'll update if he lets me know. I just love the combination of the old map with the musical instruments.
@lecartographe.bsky.social I have no idea where Le Cartographe spotted this, I'll update if he lets me know. I just love the combination of the old map with the musical instruments.
Map Dress in Mercator
@julietjfall.bsky.social Juliet said "Beginning of exams for some of our geography students today, so rocking my new map dress with its epically-rubbish projection. Why yes, dear students, of course Greenland is bigger than South America!" #sewing #maps #mercator
@julietjfall.bsky.social Juliet said "Beginning of exams for some of our geography students today, so rocking my new map dress with its epically-rubbish projection. Why yes, dear students, of course Greenland is bigger than South America!" #sewing #maps #mercator
Map Dress in Mercator
@julietjfall.bsky.social Juliet said "Beginning of exams for some of our geography students today, so rocking my new map dress with its epically-rubbish projection. Why yes, dear students, of course Greenland is bigger than South America!" #sewing #maps #mercator
mappery.org
September 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Map Dress in Mercator
@julietjfall.bsky.social Juliet said "Beginning of exams for some of our geography students today, so rocking my new map dress with its epically-rubbish projection. Why yes, dear students, of course Greenland is bigger than South America!" #sewing #maps #mercator
@julietjfall.bsky.social Juliet said "Beginning of exams for some of our geography students today, so rocking my new map dress with its epically-rubbish projection. Why yes, dear students, of course Greenland is bigger than South America!" #sewing #maps #mercator
The world is dripping with oil
@kennethfield.bsky.social "Nice graphic thumbnail in this week's Sunday Times." Anything that Tim Marshall writes is worth reading.
@kennethfield.bsky.social "Nice graphic thumbnail in this week's Sunday Times." Anything that Tim Marshall writes is worth reading.
The world is dripping with oil
@kennethfield.bsky.social "Nice graphic thumbnail in this week's Sunday Times." Anything that Tim Marshall writes is worth reading.
mappery.org
September 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The world is dripping with oil
@kennethfield.bsky.social "Nice graphic thumbnail in this week's Sunday Times." Anything that Tim Marshall writes is worth reading.
@kennethfield.bsky.social "Nice graphic thumbnail in this week's Sunday Times." Anything that Tim Marshall writes is worth reading.
Travelling with Elevation Lines
@cartonaut.bsky.social "Cartovan pleasure! Elevation lines as decorative panel on adventure van" I wonder where those elevation lines are from? Looks like the van was built/decorated by
@cartonaut.bsky.social "Cartovan pleasure! Elevation lines as decorative panel on adventure van" I wonder where those elevation lines are from? Looks like the van was built/decorated by
Travelling with Elevation Lines
@cartonaut.bsky.social "Cartovan pleasure! Elevation lines as decorative panel on adventure van" I wonder where those elevation lines are from? Looks like the van was built/decorated by
mappery.org
September 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Travelling with Elevation Lines
@cartonaut.bsky.social "Cartovan pleasure! Elevation lines as decorative panel on adventure van" I wonder where those elevation lines are from? Looks like the van was built/decorated by
@cartonaut.bsky.social "Cartovan pleasure! Elevation lines as decorative panel on adventure van" I wonder where those elevation lines are from? Looks like the van was built/decorated by
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Playing with Pub Names
I recently posted about the build of my "A Pint Near Me" app. When I had finished the build I asked Claude "Can you give me a few interesting stats from the pubs data?" The most 5 common names? How many single name pubs (ie not repeated)? Any regional patterns in naming?…
I recently posted about the build of my "A Pint Near Me" app. When I had finished the build I asked Claude "Can you give me a few interesting stats from the pubs data?" The most 5 common names? How many single name pubs (ie not repeated)? Any regional patterns in naming?…
Playing with Pub Names
I recently posted about the build of my "A Pint Near Me" app. When I had finished the build I asked Claude "Can you give me a few interesting stats from the pubs data?" The most 5 common names? How many single name pubs (ie not repeated)? Any regional patterns in naming? Anything else? Pause for a minute and see if you can guess the answers, maybe have a…
knowwhereconsulting.co.uk
September 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Playing with Pub Names
I recently posted about the build of my "A Pint Near Me" app. When I had finished the build I asked Claude "Can you give me a few interesting stats from the pubs data?" The most 5 common names? How many single name pubs (ie not repeated)? Any regional patterns in naming?…
I recently posted about the build of my "A Pint Near Me" app. When I had finished the build I asked Claude "Can you give me a few interesting stats from the pubs data?" The most 5 common names? How many single name pubs (ie not repeated)? Any regional patterns in naming?…
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A Pint Near Me – what you do after 15 seconds of fame
This is a genuine pub finder map with 50,000 pub points (mainly OSM). It still includes the pub density choropleth from my 1st pub map but the focus has changed. The main challenges were the data pipeline merging OSM and FHRS data and building…
This is a genuine pub finder map with 50,000 pub points (mainly OSM). It still includes the pub density choropleth from my 1st pub map but the focus has changed. The main challenges were the data pipeline merging OSM and FHRS data and building…
A Pint Near Me – what you do after 15 seconds of fame
This is a genuine pub finder map with 50,000 pub points (mainly OSM). It still includes the pub density choropleth from my 1st pub map but the focus has changed. The main challenges were the data pipeline merging OSM and FHRS data and building a fast and intuitive search.
knowwhereconsulting.co.uk
September 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
A Pint Near Me – what you do after 15 seconds of fame
This is a genuine pub finder map with 50,000 pub points (mainly OSM). It still includes the pub density choropleth from my 1st pub map but the focus has changed. The main challenges were the data pipeline merging OSM and FHRS data and building…
This is a genuine pub finder map with 50,000 pub points (mainly OSM). It still includes the pub density choropleth from my 1st pub map but the focus has changed. The main challenges were the data pipeline merging OSM and FHRS data and building…
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Olive Oil
Reinder said "Obviously this olive oil comes from Greece." Not sure what the map adds to the marketing of the oil but there you go!
Reinder said "Obviously this olive oil comes from Greece." Not sure what the map adds to the marketing of the oil but there you go!
Olive Oil
Reinder said "Obviously this olive oil comes from Greece." Not sure what the map adds to the marketing of the oil but there you go!
mappery.org
September 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Olive Oil
Reinder said "Obviously this olive oil comes from Greece." Not sure what the map adds to the marketing of the oil but there you go!
Reinder said "Obviously this olive oil comes from Greece." Not sure what the map adds to the marketing of the oil but there you go!
Another Birthday – Don’t follow me, I’m lost too
@[email protected] So this is a genuine 8th birthday post, I already mis-posted a while ago and thank Arnaud my co-editor and partner in crime and all the people like Javier who contribute Maps in the Wild so I am not going to go through…
@[email protected] So this is a genuine 8th birthday post, I already mis-posted a while ago and thank Arnaud my co-editor and partner in crime and all the people like Javier who contribute Maps in the Wild so I am not going to go through…
Another Birthday – Don’t follow me, I’m lost too
@[email protected] So this is a genuine 8th birthday post, I already mis-posted a while ago and thank Arnaud my co-editor and partner in crime and all the people like Javier who contribute Maps in the Wild so I am not going to go through all of that again. Thanks. Javier spotted someone wearing this t-shirt. How many people want one? Should I add a version to the Mappery shop?
mappery.org
September 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Another Birthday – Don’t follow me, I’m lost too
@[email protected] So this is a genuine 8th birthday post, I already mis-posted a while ago and thank Arnaud my co-editor and partner in crime and all the people like Javier who contribute Maps in the Wild so I am not going to go through…
@[email protected] So this is a genuine 8th birthday post, I already mis-posted a while ago and thank Arnaud my co-editor and partner in crime and all the people like Javier who contribute Maps in the Wild so I am not going to go through…
Indonesia Batik
Reinder (again!) sent this "Presented on a textile with typical Indonesian traditional #batik decoration technique. Saw this one in an anabaptist church in Utrecht, Netherlands"
Reinder (again!) sent this "Presented on a textile with typical Indonesian traditional #batik decoration technique. Saw this one in an anabaptist church in Utrecht, Netherlands"
Indonesia Batik
Reinder (again!) sent this "Presented on a textile with typical Indonesian traditional #batik decoration technique. Saw this one in an anabaptist church in Utrecht, Netherlands"
mappery.org
September 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Indonesia Batik
Reinder (again!) sent this "Presented on a textile with typical Indonesian traditional #batik decoration technique. Saw this one in an anabaptist church in Utrecht, Netherlands"
Reinder (again!) sent this "Presented on a textile with typical Indonesian traditional #batik decoration technique. Saw this one in an anabaptist church in Utrecht, Netherlands"