Hy Brasil. A mythical island west of Ireland. Shrouded by fog and only appears on special days.
Probably the birthplace of Merlin himself!
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Same in Japan!
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Part of a map that I find personally fascinating and which we have hanging up in the entrance hallway. It was found by a friend and dates from 1769. It shows where we live although the house is just a tiny gamekeepers cottage in the woods at this point…
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My grandfather’s map of the farm, which I think he bought at auction in 1918/9; however, my brother says he bought it after seeing an advert in the papers following the auction. Sadly I only have a single field now. The map was useful when I was thinking about a name for my field: picket piece.
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I am always intrigued by Metro/Subway/Underground/Tube maps.
The one provided by the public transport agency in Amsterdam is hideous:
But could look like this:
The one from Rotterdam could look like this Mondreaan inspired map, but doesn’t:
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Hmm. I first see a Swastika and only the a tube map. That symbol is not quite popular in Rotterdam for reasons you doubtlessly know well.
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Wow… I did not see this. And not my intent to share this if I had. But is it really there?
Well almost 
No harm in sharing, it’s my association.
I’ve been in India in a wedding a few years ago and apparently the symbol brings luck there so it was painted on the car of the groom …
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A map well remembered from my childhood.
I have a framed version somewhere but heaven knows where it’s gone!
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Most definitely the most fascinating maps were those used by pirates.
Having unannounced and undisclosed routes of passage to confuse the authorities of that time to trade as they wished.
The treasure map certainly holds a place close to heart
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I have this on the wall of my office. Anyone who works with presenting data in any kind of graphical form – and that’s most white collar workers these days – should get a copy of Edward Tufte’s books and (ideally) attend one of his conferences.
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Hi @Corry,
Do you mean “The Visual Display of Quantitative Information” or some other reference. Will try to find a copy, although it may have to be second hand.
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He’s written five books to date, of which I have the first three. All are worth getting, not just because of the content, but because they’re beautifully designed and produced.
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