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Native Foods Feed the WorldThis was also in the display at the National Museum of the American Indian in NYC."Over generations, Native Americans harnessed the potential of natural grasses, trees,...

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Weekend Round the WorldThere are a few coming up from the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, this place was heaven for map loving air and space nerds like me. This poster dates from the late...

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Pan American World AirwaysThere is something exquisite and nostalgic about this old Pan Am logohttps://mappery.org/pan-american-world-airways/

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A World of NeighboursAnother Pan Am poster, those guys had style.https://mappery.org/a-world-of-neighbours/

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Avenue for ChangeThe Women's Air Derby was the first official women-only air race in the United States. Humorist Will Rogers referred to it as the Powder Puff Derby, the name by which the race is most...

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Brooklyn CoastersI spotted these ceramic coasters at the Brooklyn Library, now I'm home I wish I had bought them.https://mappery.org/brooklyn-coasters/

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Brooklyn: A NostalglaramaAt the Brooklyn Library they had an area where there was a rotating display of artwork from and about the city, I particularly liked this map of the Brooklyn neighbourhoods. "A...

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Satellite CommunicationsSaw these in the Air and Space Museum, can't quite remember the story behind them but I think it is to do with satellite communications for internet (somebody correct me...

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Operation Moon BounceAnother one from the Air and Space Museum. Using the Moon as a Communications Satellite The U.S. Navy's Operation Moon Bounce beamed radio signals to the Moon that bounced back to...

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The World from Space in 1950Picturing Earth from SpaceBefore the Space Age, people could only imagine what Earth looked like. Artists tried their best, and in time, new technologies started to piece...

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GRABUsing Satellites for SpyingGRAB (Galactic Radiation and Background) Satellite GroundStation Contact Map, 1960 GRAB was the first electronic spy satellite; it picked up radio communications from...

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Show Some Love, Keep It CleanSpotted in Chinatown, NYChttps://mappery.org/show-some-love-keep-it-clean/

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Harry Beck’s Sketches for the Victoria LineWe went to see the exhibition of Tube Diagrams featuring some very early sketches by Harry Beck at the Map House in Knightsbridge (very, very pricey)....

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Harry Beck’s first sketch of a diagonal Victoria LineThis unique manuscript sketch by Harry Beck, the designer of the iconic London Tube Map, shows an early attempt to add the Victoria Line (still...

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Harry Beck – Partial Sketch for the 1951 Quad Royal Poster, 1950An incomplete sketch by Harry Beck, the designer of the iconic London Underground map. The hastily drawn sketch focuses on Southwest...

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UN HQThe United nations headquarters building in New York has their world map logo all over the place.https://mappery.org/un-hq/

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The Latest Authorized Nearly Legal Map of the United Stateshttps://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/blitts-kvetchbook/the-latest-authorized-nearly-legal-map-of-the-united-states

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Washington MetroWho doesn't love a good metro map/diagram? Surely not our community of Maps in the Wild lovers? This is the Washington Metro Map which was very useful for getting to the National Air...

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African bagSpotted this bag on the tube recentlyhttps://mappery.org/african-bag/

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Schatz die WeltJaview Jimenz Shaw shared this board game. The translation of the box is: APPRECIATE THE WORLD Who will be the betting world champion? Most residents? Longest road network? Largest...

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