Frank Jacobs

Author, Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities

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February 20, 2012
Frank wrote 554 - The Fool’s Head Map: a Fossil of the Financial Bubbles of 1720 in Strange Maps
For better or worse, there is little new under the sun [1]. The real estate bubble that burst in 2008 and kicked off the world economy’s present anaemic state, may seem like fresh horror to many. ... Read More 
February 14, 2012
Frank wrote 553 - Steinbeck vs. Kerouac: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! in Strange Maps
In 1960, feeling he might not be long for this earth, John Steinbeck decided to travel across the length and breadth of America for one last time. The celebrated writer of East of Eden, Of Mice an... Read More 
February 7, 2012
Frank wrote 552 - When Macbeth Met Hamlet: a Scandinavian Scotland? in Strange Maps
To be or not to be Scandinavian, that might be the question soon enough for Scotland, if it decides to become independent. For the time being, Scotland is still a part of the United Kingdom, as it... Read More 
January 30, 2012
Frank wrote 551 - Desperately Seeking Dalston: A Field Study in Strange Maps
Where is this? The question is simple enough, and in a non-metropolitan environment, the answer may be correspondingly unambiguous. But in large cities, where the flow of human traffic is fast and... Read More 
January 24, 2012
Frank wrote 550 - The City and the Kitty, and Other Urban Analogies in Strange Maps
Surprise meeting with an old acquaintance in the Whitechapel Gallery - Grayson Perry’s Map of an Englishman (discussed in #241). “It’s the work that draws the most people, and gets the most laughs... Read More 

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