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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Mind the Maps: Celebrating 150 Years of the Tube
When we started the Mapping London one of our “ground rules” was not to turn it into a blog about Tube maps. On the 150th birthday of
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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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Tube Map Circuit Board – Working Radio
We’ve featured at least three maps since the last one derived from the tube network, so we must be due for another interpretation of London’s
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London’s Twitter Tongues
Last week Ed Manley and I published a map showing the top 10 twitter languages in London. To our surprise it made it to page
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Rentonomy Heat Maps
Rentonomy, who describe themselves as, for now, “an easy-to-use site that looks at London in a totally new way and gives you all the tools
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The Regent’s Canal
A book, by author and illustrator David Fathers, has recently been published, on the Regent’s Canal. It’s an engaging little book, part route finder, part
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The Tube Map: A tool for promoting social equality?
Most government statistics are mapped according to official geographical units such as wards or lower super output areas. Whilst such units are essential for data
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Silky Map of Central London
Silky Map is a bespoke map of central London, printed on a soft cleaning cloth, the kind you would use for cleaning your iPhone screen
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Crossrail’s Live Tunnel Boring Machine Map
Crossrail are currently building a new deep-level railway line right across the heart of London. The mega-project recently launched the first two of their tunnel
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