Andrew Middleton
@mapcenter.com
'Peddler of Wheres,' job creator, Owner at The Map Center in Pawtucket RI- it's like a hip record store but for maps.
www.mapcenter.com
Cartographer, GIS specialist and educator
Linktr.ee/ecoandrewtrc
www.mapcenter.com
Cartographer, GIS specialist and educator
Linktr.ee/ecoandrewtrc
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I'm still getting periodic bumps from the Tumblr meme of that one Skeet from last year. Wish I could retroactively add my website to that meme. old.reddit.com/r/CuratedTum...
You are among friends.
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old.reddit.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I'm still getting periodic bumps from the Tumblr meme of that one Skeet from last year. Wish I could retroactively add my website to that meme. old.reddit.com/r/CuratedTum...
Come see 'How Maps Lie' this Thursday night at 6:30 at the Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA. Lhttps://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=9899&EventID=570824&PK=
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Come see 'How Maps Lie' this Thursday night at 6:30 at the Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA. Lhttps://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=9899&EventID=570824&PK=
New rule:
If you, an adult, come to the Map Center primarily for the purposes of challenging me on my knowledge of geography (a subject that I never claimed authority on but in which I happen to kick ass) you must propose a wager in the event that you lose.
Let's make it interesting.
If you, an adult, come to the Map Center primarily for the purposes of challenging me on my knowledge of geography (a subject that I never claimed authority on but in which I happen to kick ass) you must propose a wager in the event that you lose.
Let's make it interesting.
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
New rule:
If you, an adult, come to the Map Center primarily for the purposes of challenging me on my knowledge of geography (a subject that I never claimed authority on but in which I happen to kick ass) you must propose a wager in the event that you lose.
Let's make it interesting.
If you, an adult, come to the Map Center primarily for the purposes of challenging me on my knowledge of geography (a subject that I never claimed authority on but in which I happen to kick ass) you must propose a wager in the event that you lose.
Let's make it interesting.
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I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Dear folks who come in to my store looking for something "I don't know, old I guess?"
Call your mother.
Call your mother.
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Dear folks who come in to my store looking for something "I don't know, old I guess?"
Call your mother.
Call your mother.
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👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
The disappearing art gallery in your post office
The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.
wapo.st
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
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I'm at home waiting for an important delivery that requires my signature. I have no way of contacting the driver, but I can see a periodically-updated location. They're doing a bunch of deliveries in Brooklyn. They keep getting closer to me, and then farther away.
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I'm at home waiting for an important delivery that requires my signature. I have no way of contacting the driver, but I can see a periodically-updated location. They're doing a bunch of deliveries in Brooklyn. They keep getting closer to me, and then farther away.
"Are there any places that are special to you?"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Sadly, not aliens."
"Sadly, not aliens."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"It's not designed to work that way"
"It's not designed to work that way"
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"Are there any places that are special to you?"
I'm doing a school visit this morning and the woman at the front desk checking me in tells me that the kids are excited about the program and that her husband is disappointed he can't come.
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I'm doing a school visit this morning and the woman at the front desk checking me in tells me that the kids are excited about the program and that her husband is disappointed he can't come.
Thanks for coming out last night, Cohasset! These small library events are consistently getting 20-40 attendees and some really big smiles.
Nice little bonus to see the @wcvb5.bsky.social segment right when it finished.
Nice little bonus to see the @wcvb5.bsky.social segment right when it finished.
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Thanks for coming out last night, Cohasset! These small library events are consistently getting 20-40 attendees and some really big smiles.
Nice little bonus to see the @wcvb5.bsky.social segment right when it finished.
Nice little bonus to see the @wcvb5.bsky.social segment right when it finished.
A Pawtucket map store finds new life
YouTube video by Chronicle 5 WCVB
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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In our interactive map, relive centuries of exploration and speculation to uncover the routes of the Northwest and Northeast passages.
mapmyths.com/arctic-fog
mapmyths.com/arctic-fog
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
In our interactive map, relive centuries of exploration and speculation to uncover the routes of the Northwest and Northeast passages.
mapmyths.com/arctic-fog
mapmyths.com/arctic-fog
@awoodruff.bsky.social and @bplmaps.bsky.social and I are going to be on @wcvb5.bsky.social tonight on a special segment all about maps so keep an eye out! I am tingly with excitement to see how it came out!
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
@awoodruff.bsky.social and @bplmaps.bsky.social and I are going to be on @wcvb5.bsky.social tonight on a special segment all about maps so keep an eye out! I am tingly with excitement to see how it came out!
If you like my brand of nerdy map content, come see me present How Maps Lie: an informative and entertaining exploration of just how wildly different maps are from reality.
February 5, 6PM Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset, MA
February 12 6:30PM at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA
February 5, 6PM Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset, MA
February 12 6:30PM at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
If you like my brand of nerdy map content, come see me present How Maps Lie: an informative and entertaining exploration of just how wildly different maps are from reality.
February 5, 6PM Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset, MA
February 12 6:30PM at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA
February 5, 6PM Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset, MA
February 12 6:30PM at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA
Cartography is funny because we're all portrait artists painting the same model but not all of us are in the room. Most of us have to peek at maps made by other people to complete our own work. Sometimes the copied bits are mistakes.
What's your favorite map feature that went viral?
What's your favorite map feature that went viral?
February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Cartography is funny because we're all portrait artists painting the same model but not all of us are in the room. Most of us have to peek at maps made by other people to complete our own work. Sometimes the copied bits are mistakes.
What's your favorite map feature that went viral?
What's your favorite map feature that went viral?
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More than a hundred map-related events are taking place today (4 February 2026) in France, plus a few elsewhere, as part of the first Jour de la Carte (Day of the Map). Une centaine d’événements… More
Le Jour de la Carte
More than a hundred map-related events are taking place today (4 February 2026) in France, plus a few elsewhere, as part of the first Jour de la Carte (Day of the Map). Une centaine d’événements… More
www.maproomblog.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
More than a hundred map-related events are taking place today (4 February 2026) in France, plus a few elsewhere, as part of the first Jour de la Carte (Day of the Map). Une centaine d’événements… More
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Even better - here's an Armadillo projection centered on Amarillo: An Armadillo-Amarillo projection!
February 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Even better - here's an Armadillo projection centered on Amarillo: An Armadillo-Amarillo projection!
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When animals like hedgehogs, pangolins and potato bugs (AKA rolly pollies or sow bugs) curl up into a defensive little ball it's called "Conglobation." Because they roll up into a cute little globe.
In related news, here's an Armadillo Projection map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadil...
In related news, here's an Armadillo Projection map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadil...
Armadillo projection - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
When animals like hedgehogs, pangolins and potato bugs (AKA rolly pollies or sow bugs) curl up into a defensive little ball it's called "Conglobation." Because they roll up into a cute little globe.
In related news, here's an Armadillo Projection map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadil...
In related news, here's an Armadillo Projection map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadil...
Writing my little bio for the GeoWeek conference in Denver in a couple weeks:
"Andrew is a GIS Specialist, podcaster, open source advocate, author of a book of maps for scuba diving in Monterey, owner of a map store..."
I could have just just said "open to work"
"Andrew is a GIS Specialist, podcaster, open source advocate, author of a book of maps for scuba diving in Monterey, owner of a map store..."
I could have just just said "open to work"
February 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Writing my little bio for the GeoWeek conference in Denver in a couple weeks:
"Andrew is a GIS Specialist, podcaster, open source advocate, author of a book of maps for scuba diving in Monterey, owner of a map store..."
I could have just just said "open to work"
"Andrew is a GIS Specialist, podcaster, open source advocate, author of a book of maps for scuba diving in Monterey, owner of a map store..."
I could have just just said "open to work"
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So this is a very early (1954) attempt to illustrate what the fallout implications of high-yield nuclear weapons are for war — basically just putting the Castle BRAVO fallout pattern over possible US targets...
...and I can't stop thinking about how ridiculously, hilariously phallic they all look.
...and I can't stop thinking about how ridiculously, hilariously phallic they all look.
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
So this is a very early (1954) attempt to illustrate what the fallout implications of high-yield nuclear weapons are for war — basically just putting the Castle BRAVO fallout pattern over possible US targets...
...and I can't stop thinking about how ridiculously, hilariously phallic they all look.
...and I can't stop thinking about how ridiculously, hilariously phallic they all look.
New England is feeling pretty cold right now. Do I know any librarians in Southern California who might want to book a Map Guy to run a program so I can call the trip a business expense?
February 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
New England is feeling pretty cold right now. Do I know any librarians in Southern California who might want to book a Map Guy to run a program so I can call the trip a business expense?
Forgot to post this selfie I took walking through Mt Auburn Cemetery a couple weeks ago. Found Nathaniel Bowditch who wrote THE textbook on maritime navigation. A legendary wayfinder and teacher.
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Forgot to post this selfie I took walking through Mt Auburn Cemetery a couple weeks ago. Found Nathaniel Bowditch who wrote THE textbook on maritime navigation. A legendary wayfinder and teacher.
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Okay so a D&D campaign where the party is primarily a group of Surveyors sent out to perform the first known geological survey of Faerûn would be a lot of fun.
February 1, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Okay so a D&D campaign where the party is primarily a group of Surveyors sent out to perform the first known geological survey of Faerûn would be a lot of fun.