This is a screenshot of a heatmap of runs carried out in central London, using the Nike+ training “app” which utilises a phone’s built-in GPS
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Stephen Walter’s Hub Map of London
The above is just a small extract from Stephen Walter’s “Hub” Map of London, a hand-drawn map of painstaking detail, drawn during 2007-8. You can
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Middlesex University Campus Map
As a followup to last week’s post about university campus maps in London, my attention was drawn to the Middlesex University campus map which I
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University Campus Maps
[Update – additional article on Middlesex University] I was talking to the UCL cartographer recently and he mentioned that there aren’t many dedicated cartographers left
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Running with Crayons Maps
These two artwork maps (East London above, and South-East London below) were created by Brighton artist Tilly of Running for Crayons, for the Observer newspaper
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Computer Game Sprite Map of Zone 1
Here’s a map of Zone 1 London (concentrating on the tube lines) constructed with sprites from the old-skool (80s!) console game Super Mario Bros 3.
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London’s Roman Roads
Here is part of a map, The Map of Roman Britain, Second Edition, published by the Ordnance Survey in 1931 and scanned by Bibliographics. The
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The Big Egg Hunt Maps
I somehow missed, until now, this set of oblique-projected maps of popular parts of central London (thanks Chris Pearson for the tip!) They were produced
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A Food Typographic Map
This work, by Curious Maps, is a typographical map of London, with each area replaced with words representing a (stereo)typical dish for that area. My
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London Christmas Map
This is a view from the LondonTown Christmas Map. While it is essentially just “pins on a map” map with a number of icons relating
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Mapping the London Blitz
The London Blitz, from 1940-1941, was a traumatic event that changed London’s landscape for ever. Until now, maps of the impact sights from the bombs
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A Celestial Map
Ever thought the ribbon of the River Thames, weaving its way through London, looks a little like the band of the Milky Way galaxy, streaking
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