You may not be surprised to learn that during the Cold War the Soviet Union gathered information about the West. But you may be astonished to discover just how much they knew about your town, your street, even your house. John Davies and Alexander Kent, authors of The Red Atlas tell the story of the world’s most comprehensive mapping endeavour and, arguably, the world’s most intriguing maps. Continue reading How the Soviet Union Secretly Mapped the World: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2018
Tag: maps
NEW MAP: Greenland Basal Topography BedMachine v3
Researchers at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), University of Bristol and University of California at Irvine (UCI), have produced a new map of what lies beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. By providing scientists with the most comprehensive, high resolution and accurate picture of the bedrock and coastal seafloor, it reveals how the glaciers that drain from the Greenland Ice Sheet will contribute to future sea-level rise. Continue reading NEW MAP: Greenland Basal Topography BedMachine v3
Our Top 5 Ordnance Survey Maps of 2017
As it is National Map Reading Week, we thought we would take a look at our top 5 bestselling Ordnance Survey Maps of 2017 so far to see where you are all enjoying the great outdoors.
Continue reading Our Top 5 Ordnance Survey Maps of 2017
The Art of Cartographics: Designing the Modern Map
We’ve seen so many different types of cartography in our time. From the archive replicas in our map room to illustrated maps by new artists. It’s so interesting to see how it is evolving as an art and how different people interpret maps differently. The Art of Cartographics is a collection of maps that showcases the most creative and interesting design projects from around the world. It features geographical maps, fictional maps and fresh and innovative approaches to cultural, economic and political maps. Here is a glimpse of what’s inside: Continue reading The Art of Cartographics: Designing the Modern Map
NEW MAP: South Georgia and the Shackleton Crossing
The cartographers at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have re-produced a high-resolution updated map of the sub-antarctic island of South Georgia. The island, situated at 37°W 54°10’S is a haven for wildlife, a centre for wildlife and fisheries research and famous for the epic voyage by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men in May 1916. Continue reading NEW MAP: South Georgia and the Shackleton Crossing
Show some love for the Lake District
On 8th July, the Lake District was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We thought we would celebrate by looking at some of our favourite maps, books and guides from the region. Continue reading Show some love for the Lake District
Get out and explore London’s Rivers
It’s London Rivers Week this week and the whole city is encouraged to get out and explore rivers. Whether its the mighty Thames or the humble hidden Walbrook that inspires you, we’ve got all you need to make the most of the rivers London has to offer. Continue reading Get out and explore London’s Rivers
Know your boundaries
As cartographers, we’ve been providing Parliamentary Constituency maps for decades. Political parties request custom maps so that they can see their wards and constituencies for different regions. Continue reading Know your boundaries
Happy Easter Island
Easter Island (also known as Rapa Nui and Isla de Pascua) is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest continental land mass is over 3,700 kilometres away.
The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed on the Island on Easter Sunday in 1722 and gave it its European name. Continue reading Happy Easter Island
OS Walking Map Offer
We’ve gained a whole extra hour of daylight and are thinking of retiring our coats in favour of jackets. To celebrate this sudden turn of events we have a 3 for £20 offer on all Ordnance Survey walking paper maps so you can spend as much time as possible outdoors as possible. Continue reading OS Walking Map Offer