I found this map last week whilst looking for some other maps (see my old posts Getting lost in the world of maps Lost in the world of maps! Amazing maps tracking the cargo ships of the world The Mappa Mundi and the chained library at Hereford Cathedral May Map Madness Fantastic… Continue reading The Facing Shores of Britain and Ireland
Tag: Maps
Crop Circles, Tornados and Aliens oh my!
Last week I was looking for a neolithic burial tomb and some ancient stones on Googlemaps. There are thousands of such places but most people only seem to know of Stonehenge. Whilst I was looking for my tomb and amongst various other prehistoric works, I saw something that screamed to get my attention from space.… Continue reading Crop Circles, Tornados and Aliens oh my!
How WiFi is improving London Underground
There are lots of things I love about London Underground and quite a few I hate and that’s probably the case with everyone who uses it whether like me relying on it to go to work every day or some hapless individual from the countryside or overseas and wonders what on earth has just happened… Continue reading How WiFi is improving London Underground
Original hand-drawn battle plans by Admiral Lord Nelson for the Battle of Trafalgar are discovered.
Incredible a hand-drawn sketch by Admiral Lord Nelson himself showing his plan for victory at Trafalgar has been discovered tucked inside the pages of a scrapbook after nearly 200 years. They were discovered by historian Martyn Downer in a scrap book book from the 1830s which was recently sold at auction. It shows his plan… Continue reading Original hand-drawn battle plans by Admiral Lord Nelson for the Battle of Trafalgar are discovered.
An old plan of Piccadilly Circus Underground Station.
I’m away on a 2-week tour in the near future and so this shorter than usual post is just to help fill the gap before, during or after I come back. The incredible print below is of Piccadilly Circus Underground Station and dates from the late 1920’s. It illustrates the multitude of tunnels needed to… Continue reading An old plan of Piccadilly Circus Underground Station.
The age of the Canal
During February I have spent some time exploring some of Londons canals and I thought I would do a short series of posts about canals. They are are great place to enjoy some leisure time as I often do at the Grand Union canal near me but they weren’t always so sedate. It’s impossible to… Continue reading The age of the Canal
My final Map Medlee!
This is the final posting in my recent collection of motley maps, at least for now. France is a pretty big country by any going, the only European nation that wouldn’t necessarily be dwarfed by countries on other countinents. However, incredibly it is the almost the exact same size as Olympus Mons… Continue reading My final Map Medlee!
A Multitude of Maps
I had so many maps from my previous post Messing Around With Maps that I couldn’t fit them all in one post. So here are another batch. This interesting map shows the relative population density of the UK and the USA in an interesting way. Each coloured zone of the USA has the… Continue reading A Multitude of Maps
Messing Around With Maps
I’m a big fan of maps. I like how they convey details and information but also I just like maps themselves. Over the last 5 years or so I have posted qutie a few popular posts on maps and so I thought it was high-time I did a few more. I hope you like them.… Continue reading Messing Around With Maps
Fantastic Map of The Roman Empire
Whilst doing a little bit of web browsing when writing my recent series of Roman articles, I came across this wonderful map below of the Roman Empire when it was at its maximum extent. I don’t write simple posts like this but thought it is a worthy exception especially as my old posts on Maps… Continue reading Fantastic Map of The Roman Empire
Stephen Liddell 