A really expensive atlas, a map of London’s grim past, a Monopoly makeover and an epic Atlantic swim. It’s this week’s travel news.
Atlas sells for £131,000 at auction
The renowned Atlas Cosmographia by Ptolemaeus sold at Bonhams, the fine art auctioneers for an outstanding £131,000 inc. premium. The Atlas is dated 1486 and contains maps engraved on copper plates. We did a whip-round in the staff room but fell a little short.
For more on this see: bonhams.com
Explore London’s dark history with this Grim London interactive map
We’ve been learning about our neighbourhood’s haunted history with this map by the digital creative agency Impero. Type in a postcode or borough and symbols appear on the map where you can learn more about the stories behind each site. We’ll be doing our best to avoid the ghost of William Terriss and the Legless Woman as we leave Stanfords tonight.
Check out the map: grimlondon.com
Barratt give the Monopoly board a makeover
We wish you could buy on Mayfair for £400. Barratt London have given the game a makeover and replaced the old prices with more realistic ones. Instead of collecting £200 passing go they have replaced it with the average London salary of £27,351. We’ll still be arguing over who get to be the top hat.
For more on this see: timeout.com/london/blog
Man attempts Atlantic Ocean swim
London born Ben Hooper is about to attempt the 2000-mile swim from Senegal to Brazil setting off from Dakar tomorrow. Ben will be swimming for a number of charities while he tries to avoid jellyfish during this epic swim that is predicted to take 140 days.
We will be following Ben’s journey with Swim The Big Blue: swimthebigblue.com