Category Archives: Maps

Walking Paris

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

We have recently seen the clever annotation of maps for the London Underground and the New York City subway system that indicate walking times between transit stations. Now, Paris transit planner Guillaume Martinetti has created a similar map using information from … Continue reading →

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A Book Is A Ticket To Ride

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

In an effort to encourage more people to read, Brazilian publisher L & PM Pocket gave away a collection of paperback books that doubled as subway tickets for the São Paolo transit system. The ten different titles, ranging from Sherlock … Continue reading →

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Forget the NY subway, take a hike

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Healthcare company Treated.com calculated how many calories that you could burn by avoiding the subway in New York City. The handy map and chart show how to get some exercise in while saving the time that you’d waste waiting for … Continue reading →

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London Walkabout

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Many years ago, on my second or third visit to London it finally dawned on me that it was often much quicker to walk to some locations than to take the Underground. Now Transport for London has finally created the … Continue reading →

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Another Reason To Check Your Old Books

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

I have discovered all manner of ephemera in old books—everything from 19th century hotel bills to bawdy letters—but nothing as special as a rare map of Middle Earth. Blackwell’s Rare Books in Oxford, UK, where J.R.R. Tolkien once taught, has … Continue reading →

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Literary Atlas

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

New York City-based cartographer Andrew DeGraff creates extraordinarily detailed maps of literary classics. His just released book, Plotted: A Literary Atlas (Zest Books), features intricate maps that help readers better understand the complex plots of iconic books. The wonderful time-lapse … Continue reading →

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Mapping Diversity

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

London-based painter and printmaker Yanko Tihov has created a brilliant map of London out of passports. Using census data, the map demonstrates the increasing diversity of the UK capital, while showing the most common non-British nationalities in each borough. Inspired … Continue reading →

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Literary Cartography

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

The Map of Literature is featured in a terrific new book just released by Penguin. Vargic’s Miscellany of Curious Maps: Mapping Out the Modern World is the work of a precocious 17-year-old cartographic genius from Slovakia named Martin Vargic. The … Continue reading →

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London’s Secret Map

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

I love a good map, especially a cleverly designed useful transit network map. And, of course one of my favorites is the Harry Beck design classic London Tube map, with its clear cartography, straight lines and 45-degree rounded corners. But … Continue reading →

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Manhattan: A Cynic’s Subway Map

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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