Thought that traditional paper maps are dead? Well, at least not yet! Here is a Minneapolis mapmaker that has stayed in business making custom maps in niche markets from dog parks to UFO sightings.
Paper Maps Are Still Alive
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Category Archives: Fun Stuff
How Sepulveda Canyon Became the 405
Once a footpath for the native Tongva people, now Sepulveda Canyon supports the busy Sepulveda Blvd. and 405 Freeway between the valley and the west side. Check out this article about the history and construction of the highway and freeway that goes through what we now call the Sepulveda Pass.
Laser Cut Dymaxion Globe
If you like to make stuff, maybe making a laser cut Dymaxion Globe is something you would like to do? Click below to read the article and download the needed files for your laser cutter … you have one right?
Fireworks 2017!
July 4th will be here soon and that means Fireworks! The fireworks app I have used for the past few years has been updated. It includes the cities in LA, Orange, Ventura, and Riverside County. If you love fireworks and want to find out where you can legally buy and shoot them off in SoCal, check out the app!
Joke: State Word Map
Textile Maps
Looking for a unique map gift? How about a textile map from this Wisconsin textile artist? Check it out!
Disney Map Up For Auction
Have some extra cash? Maybe you would be interested in placing a bid for this original map of Disneyland, co-created by Walt Disney himself when the park was still in the inception phase. The map helped Walt and his brother Roy sell the park idea and make it a reality in Anaheim. For more info of the story and where the auction will be held, click below … and good luck!
And if you don’t have that kind of cash, maybe you would settle for this book instead? It’s a good one.
The book opens up from the middle, which is cool. For a look inside, check out this video.
The True Size Of…
For the past several centuries, cartographers have tried to find different ways to portray the globe on a two-dimensional map. Many of these attempts, including the Mercator projection, distort the true size of different countries and regions. As a result, many of us have false perceptions about the proportional size of different geographical areas.
Persuasive Cartography
Looking for unusual maps? Check out this website that makes available to the public a collection of more than 800 examples of persuasive cartography, maps intended primarily to influence opinions or beliefs – to send a message – rather than to communicate geographic information. You can search for maps by subject and there are also links to download the high resolution image of each map.
Geography of the Post Office
During the second half of the nineteenth century, the introduction of the post office changed daily life in the Western United States. Over the course of 50 years, the number of post offices in this region expanded from just a handful to several hundred. Some post offices were established and stayed in operation long term; others had much shorter life spans as the west continued to change.
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