'The map of the world is always changing; sometimes it happens overnight. All it takes is the blink of an eye, the squeeze of a trigger, a sudden gust of wind.' ~ Anderson Cooper

Visuals: Europe, 1926, from The Wiener Holocaust Library refugeemap.org/map/overlays/e…

#Maps #GIS #HGIS #DH

Robert 'Bob' Crossman was the first openly gay Mayor in the #UK , serving as Mayor of #Islington from 1986-1987. 

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the Islington's Pride #Humap

See more islingtonspride.com/humap/

#LGBTQ #London   #History   #EnglishHistory   #BritishHistory   #LGBTQ History

Pictured: the Scandinavian Church, #Liverpool , 1968.

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the #MappingMemory #Humap

See more mappingmemory.org/map/records/sc…

#OralHistory #Liverpool Dock #Liverpool Waterfront #EnglishHistory #BritishHistory #UK #UnitedKingdom #IndustrialHistory

This #TrailsTuesday we're highlighting the excellent Facing the Past project, and their #Lancaster Slave Trade, Abolition and Fair Trade trail.

Explore virtually or in-person at facingthepast.org/map/trails/fac…

#TransAtlanticSlaveTrade #Abolition #History #Maps #DigitalHumanities

Pictured: Shuttleworth Gardens, #Scarborough .

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the Scarborough Museums and Galleries #Humap

See more scarboroughatlas.org/map/records/sh…

#Yorkshire #History #Heritage #BritishHistory #EnglishHistory

It's #MapMonday !

Nip back to #VictorianLondon with this collection of OS maps on @LayersOfLondon, courtesy of National Library of Scotland, National Library of Scotlandmaps & Ordnance Survey

layersoflondon.org/map/overlays/o…

#MappyMonday #GIS #HGIS #OrdinanceSurvey #GLAM #DigitalHumanities

🗺️ Looking for a way to get your students thinking spatially?

Bring learning to life with humap.me

#EdTech #GIS

The exiled Czech Jewish composer Arthur Willner and his wife Cecile spent most of the war years living in Herefordshire.

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from @The_AJR #Humap

See more ukholocaustmap.org.uk/map/records/fo…

#WW2   #WorldWar2   #SecondWorldWar   #BritishHistory   #EnglishHistory

Did you know you can bring your #collections & #data to life w/ #geospatial storytelling?🗺️

If you'd like to share your collections with the world, you can easily turn #data bases into experiences w/ our member, Humap: the storytelling map platform, the #storytelling map platform.
shorturl.at/agv79

🗺️ New feature alert!

Now you can bulk upload records to your Humap project for a more seamless user experience.

humap.me

#Maps   #InteractiveMaps   #DigitalHumanities   #GLAM   #SpatialHumanities #EdTech #StoryMaps

Pictured: Thomas Anson by Lela Harris

Thomas Anson was an enslaved person who escaped from a farm in Dent, #Yorkshire

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the Facing the Past #Humap

See more facingthepast.org/map/records/th…

#BritishHistory #EnglishHistory #TransAtlanticSlaveTrade

Pictured: The magically healing Shrew Ash of #Richmond , #London in 1856, showing the ‘witch-bar’ and, seated, a possible ‘shrew mother’

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the @LayersOfLondon #Humap

See more layersoflondon.org/map/records/a-…

#Folklore #Magic #History #BritishHistory

🗺️ Interested in interactive mapping, but don't have the time to learn #GIS ?

Humap is a map platform anyone can use. No coding, no downloads, no stress.

humap.me

#Maps   #DigitalHumanities   #GLAM   #EdTech

My first piece on @PortalisProject and Humap: the storytelling map platform is online LIVINGMAPS - I'm very excited! livingmaps.org/mesolithic-pla…

Pictured: John Brown's Cottage, Potters Green, #Coventry .

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the @CoventryAtlas #Humap

See more coventryatlas.org/map/records/po…

#History   #EnglishHistory   #WestMidlands   #BritishHistory   #MicroHistory   #Coventry History #CulturalHeritage #Heritage

Did you know that Oxford has 10 'view cones'? They're protected views around Oxford with undisrupted views of the famous dreaming spires. As part of our planning work, we encourage developers to consider these views when designing new buildings so everyone can keep enjoying them.

Interested in the history of digital community archives? 🔍
Join the free online Digital Community Archiving seminar on 24th April from Institute of Historical Research :
history.ac.uk/events/digital…

Art meets cartography: Amazing map shows how languages in the old world are related. Source: buff.ly/3o7QVXY…

🗺️ Have you got a digital map that's past its prime?

We love breathing new life into old projects.

Take a look at mappingmemory.org to see Legacy Mode in action.

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#Maps   #InteractiveMaps   #DigitalHumanities #GLAM   #SpatialHumanities #EdTech

It’s International Bat Appreciation Day! Here are some thirteenth-century bats from one of our bestiaries (a compendium of beasts!), made in London c. 1230. MS Kk.4.25.
Check out the original in the CambridgeDigitalLib :cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-KK-000…