Radical Cartography

Ok, so I was surfing around yesterday and I found this super cool site, Radical Cartography, through a link on The LuLu Bird's blog...

A fellow named Bill Rankin started it (he's a graduate student in the departments of history of science and architecture at Harvard), seemingly as a place to collect beautiful, interesting and experimental maps of everything from suicides to the Mississippi River to area codes to Tokyo without names. If you like graphics, you will find this a lovely Friday playground and full of artistic and design ideas. Thanks, Bill! & Enjoy!

>> radicalcartography.net
>> Bill Rankin

>> The Lulu Bird Blog

Comments (8)

Where IS that first map? I love that one and would totally plunk down for it (not that the wonderful info graphics aren't also super neat too)!

posted by aglewis106 on April 13th 2009 at 4:27pm
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aglewis106: I agree. Here's the link:
http://www.radicalcartography.net/?fisk

posted by egay on April 13th 2009 at 4:47pm
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ah, thanks for that. I looked on the site but had a hard time finding the exact link.

posted by beanorama on April 13th 2009 at 4:51pm
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Thanks, I actually found it myself after enough searching! Bonus, for those just checking these comments: You can link directly to the original source files (and they're big!) so these could easily be printed out on some nice paper to make some totally awesome wall art!

posted by aglewis106 on April 13th 2009 at 5:53pm
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You might want to check out The Agile Rabbit Book of Historical & Curious Maps, from Pepin Press. It comes with a CD. Much fun for map lovers!

posted by Arkay on April 18th 2009 at 5:50pm
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Oh I love love love the NYC building height one. I will be getting that printed to go in my pink room.

posted by birdablaze on April 18th 2009 at 7:36pm
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The map of the "Ture Love River" has stolen my heart.

posted by MaeEast on April 19th 2009 at 2:07pm
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Map lovers might want to check out this stationery made from recycled vintage (and other) maps:

www.shopdote.com/notecards.html

posted by swampgirl on April 20th 2009 at 10:17am
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