A visual history of the Manhattan grid. See also the excellent Manahatta projectand book.
Source: theatlanticcities.com
Purchased. Beautiful.
The Beauteous Bike Lanes of New York City – this new poster from Pop Chart Lab is only the best thing ever.
Source: curiositycounts
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Four of London’s Royal Parks, circa 1833: Regent’s Park, Hyde Park and Green Park/St. James’s Park. Click the links to view bigger (it’s a must!).
Source: ckck
MAP: Manual of Architectural Possibilities – curious project by David Garcia aiming to merge the fields of scientific research and architectural design
Awesome data visualization from Stamen
Source: maps.onebayarea.org
Great map of my hood.
Source: theydrawandtravel.com
Amazing digital reconstruction of the city of Washington, D.C., circa 1814, based on a combination of historical artwork and satellite images. The project is more an imprint of collective memory than an accurate, reliable historical representation.
(via)
Source: youtube.com
Locals and Tourists #2 (GTWA #1): New York (by Eric Fischer)
Mapping photos taken in NYC. Blue = locals. Red = tourists. Yellow = could be either. This = awesome.
Source: Flickr / walkingsf
London Cycle Map Wins GeoVation Award
Cycle Lifestyle’s London Cycle Map a bicycle map of London designed by Simon Parker in the style of Beck’s tube map, is one of six winners of the 2011 GeoVation challenge. The award came with £6,000 in funding. Here’s a list of all the GeoVation award winners.
(via npr)
Source: maproomblog.com
