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Category Archives: Maps
No Monopoly On Fun
The old fashioned board game has been making a comeback in North America, especially with Gen Z. Many attribute the renewed interest in this decidedly nondigital pastime to the Covid Pandemic. Along with the iconic games such as Monopoly and … Continue reading
Who doesn’t love a good Dorling Cartogram
World Population Flags is a Dorling cartogram in which country flags are sized by population. The cartogram is used to visualize where people live around the world and the relative size of each country’s population. Take for a spin. A … Continue reading
when you got to go, you got to go
During a recent visit to New York City, I became hyper aware of the disappearance of public restrooms. There’s no polite way to put this: going to the bathroom in New York is a big hassle. Public restrooms in the … Continue reading
Walk This Way
The ancient Roman Appian Way road network has become Italy’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Via Appia Antica, or Appian Way, the oldest and most significant road built by the ancient Romans, has been named a Unesco world heritage … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged ancient Rome, Italy
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Literary London
As a great international capital, once at the hub of an enormous colonial Empire, London has long attracted visits by writers, artists and intellectuals from around the world. University College London is curating how London has been seen through the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Maps, Theater, Tourism, Writing
Tagged London, United Kingdom
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Oldest Map in the World
If you stop by TBTP on a regular basis, you are likely aware that I am a bit of a map geek. It all began with a small globe on my childhood nightstand. I don’t discriminate when it comes to … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, History, Maps, Middle East, Museums
Tagged Assyria, Cartography, Cuneiform, Iraq, Mesopotamia
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Souvenir for writers
Over the years I have been both the giver and recipient of some quite silly travel souvenirs, so it’s heartening to find that even the ancient Romans weren’t above bringing home the occasional humorous gift. The Museum of London Archaeology … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Maps, Museums
Tagged ancient Rome, archeology, Londinium, London
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it’s closer than you think
CLOSE is a very neat visualization project that shows where to locate in city neighborhoods essential amenities within a short distance of travel. “Proximity governs how we live, work, and socialize. Close is an interactive travel time map for people … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Maps, Public Transport, Restaurants, Tech, Tourism, USA
Tagged Cartography, Urban Exploration
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“To walk alone in London is the greatest rest.”
It’s surprising to learn that London wasn’t well mapped until the 1500s, but the cartographers, topographers, and historians of the Historical Towns Trust have the decided to remedy the problem by looking back in time to create period maps.. Their … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, History, Maps, Tourism
Tagged Cartography, Great Britain, London
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You CAN get there from here
Usually you see a railway map from a local or regional perspective because it’s meant to show how you get from point A to point B. As an experiment, Zhaoxu Sui mapped major railways worldwide. It’s not comprehensive but still … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 