🌍 Cartography

• 🗺️The Meandering Mississippi

  An exploration of the visually striking historical changes in the lower Mississippi River's path, illustrated through a stunning map overlaying its meanders over millennia.

• 🗺️Map work by Shannon Rankin

  Exploring the captivating art of Shannon Rankin, who transforms cut-up maps into thought-provoking collages that challenge our perceptions of geography and connection.

• 🗺️More delicate

  Quoting Elizabeth Bishop.

• 🗺️Beehives, cones, hips, and domes

  Exploring diverse architectural styles across Africa through historical cartography reveals intriguing patterns and cultural nuances.

• 🗺️The trouble with online maps

  A critique of modern online mapping practices from the president of the British Cartographic Society highlights the loss of geographical richness. "Corporate cartographers... are leaving off landmarks like churches, ancient woodlands and stately homes."