Nick Millea
@milleanick.bsky.social
Map Curator at the Bodleian, University of Oxford; Hon Fellow, Royal Scottish Geographical Society; Chair, Charlbury Beer Festival (2020); Cyclist ...
Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
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RIP Jimmy Cliff, musical titan, reggae giant, who also wrote and sang this, the unofficial anthem to audax cycling. For me it has to be the rarer, R&B arrangement. @audaxuk.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2zs...
Jimmy Cliff - Hard Road To Travel - Federal Records RARE Soul version
YouTube video by Kingstoned - soundzz
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November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff, musical titan, reggae giant, who also wrote and sang this, the unofficial anthem to audax cycling. For me it has to be the rarer, R&B arrangement. @audaxuk.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2zs...
Thursday at 16:30 (UK time) - our 1st online #TOSCA of 25/26: @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social on 'Mapping sense of place: Travels and Maps of May Morris'. Book your place at: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/tosca. @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @bcsmaps.bsky.social @imagomundi.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Thursday at 16:30 (UK time) - our 1st online #TOSCA of 25/26: @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social on 'Mapping sense of place: Travels and Maps of May Morris'. Book your place at: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/tosca. @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @bcsmaps.bsky.social @imagomundi.bsky.social
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👀🙌 "6,652 maps associated with the Second Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain (ca. 1958-1974)... primarily 1:10,560 National Grid sheets, were hand annotated with different colours, shadings and abbreviations to indicate land use, such as arable, settlement, industrial, grassland or woodland."
This #MapMonday we celebrate an amazing crowd-sourced project, the Second Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain.
Directed by Professor Alice Coleman, the project involved over 3,000 volunteers, including university students and schoolchildren.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#189
Directed by Professor Alice Coleman, the project involved over 3,000 volunteers, including university students and schoolchildren.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#189
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
👀🙌 "6,652 maps associated with the Second Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain (ca. 1958-1974)... primarily 1:10,560 National Grid sheets, were hand annotated with different colours, shadings and abbreviations to indicate land use, such as arable, settlement, industrial, grassland or woodland."
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Our article on #Mapathon 1571 is now online at the Leventhal Map & Education Center!
👉 www.leventhalmap.org/articles/map...
This publication was made possible through the Allmaps Research Fellowships.
Thanks to my co-authors at #GhentCDH and #Allmaps, and @bplmaps.bsky.social for the support.
👉 www.leventhalmap.org/articles/map...
This publication was made possible through the Allmaps Research Fellowships.
Thanks to my co-authors at #GhentCDH and #Allmaps, and @bplmaps.bsky.social for the support.
Mapathon 1571: Building Community Cartography Through Collective Georeferencing - Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
How a sixteenth-century map reconnects contemporary audiences with its historical landscape
www.leventhalmap.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Our article on #Mapathon 1571 is now online at the Leventhal Map & Education Center!
👉 www.leventhalmap.org/articles/map...
This publication was made possible through the Allmaps Research Fellowships.
Thanks to my co-authors at #GhentCDH and #Allmaps, and @bplmaps.bsky.social for the support.
👉 www.leventhalmap.org/articles/map...
This publication was made possible through the Allmaps Research Fellowships.
Thanks to my co-authors at #GhentCDH and #Allmaps, and @bplmaps.bsky.social for the support.
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We're delighted to introduce our brand new tote bag! We've partnered with the excellent folks at Teemill to create a premium quality bag made from 100% sustainable organic cotton. What better way to look stylish and promote your local heritage? Order online shop.historictownstrust.uk/product/htt-...
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We're delighted to introduce our brand new tote bag! We've partnered with the excellent folks at Teemill to create a premium quality bag made from 100% sustainable organic cotton. What better way to look stylish and promote your local heritage? Order online shop.historictownstrust.uk/product/htt-...
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It's not raining inside TripelB! #belgianfrites #baconbaguette #bitterballen #frikandel #coffee #belgianbeer #belgianbeercafe #worcestershirehour #stormclaudia
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's not raining inside TripelB! #belgianfrites #baconbaguette #bitterballen #frikandel #coffee #belgianbeer #belgianbeercafe #worcestershirehour #stormclaudia
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There is still time to apply for one of our 50+ Visiting Fellowships @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for the 2026-27 academic year! A vibrant interdisciplinary research centre in the heart of one of the world’s great libraries!
VISITING FELLOWSHIPS: Applications are now open for 2026-27!
The deadline for applications is Friday 28 November 2025.
For more information on how to apply: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships/bodleian-visiting-fellowships
The deadline for applications is Friday 28 November 2025.
For more information on how to apply: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships/bodleian-visiting-fellowships
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
There is still time to apply for one of our 50+ Visiting Fellowships @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for the 2026-27 academic year! A vibrant interdisciplinary research centre in the heart of one of the world’s great libraries!
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Mapping Identities Conference 9/02/26-10/02/26 Call for Papers.
We warmly invite expressions of interest in the form of 250-word abstracts and 100-word short biographies Wednesday 17/12/25
tinyurl.com/3nnacccd
We warmly invite expressions of interest in the form of 250-word abstracts and 100-word short biographies Wednesday 17/12/25
tinyurl.com/3nnacccd
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Mapping Identities Conference 9/02/26-10/02/26 Call for Papers.
We warmly invite expressions of interest in the form of 250-word abstracts and 100-word short biographies Wednesday 17/12/25
tinyurl.com/3nnacccd
We warmly invite expressions of interest in the form of 250-word abstracts and 100-word short biographies Wednesday 17/12/25
tinyurl.com/3nnacccd
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Last chance! Abstracts due tomorrow for the International Conference on the History of Cartography! #cfp #ichc2026 #skystorians #maps 🗃️
Don’t forget to submit your proposals for #ichc2026! Who wouldn’t want to talk about #maps in Prague?
Abstracts due 14 November! #skystorians 🗃️
Abstracts due 14 November! #skystorians 🗃️
ichc2026.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Last chance! Abstracts due tomorrow for the International Conference on the History of Cartography! #cfp #ichc2026 #skystorians #maps 🗃️
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WRFM, the local radio station formerly known as Witney Radio, will be heard on digital radio (DAB) in West Oxfordshire after winning a licence from Ofcom. The station already has FM licences in West Oxfordshire and DAB in Oxford city.
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
WRFM, the local radio station formerly known as Witney Radio, will be heard on digital radio (DAB) in West Oxfordshire after winning a licence from Ofcom. The station already has FM licences in West Oxfordshire and DAB in Oxford city.
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Come along to see Livingmapper @mikeduggan4.bsky.social chair a panel discussion on the question of 'who controls the map' at @britishlibrary.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/onlin...
The Lie of the Land: Who Controls the Map? | British Library
Technologist Ed Parsons, Dr Ollie Ballinger and Dr Pragya Agarwal join cultural geographer Mike Duggan in this panel conversation to explore how maps and c
events.bl.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Come along to see Livingmapper @mikeduggan4.bsky.social chair a panel discussion on the question of 'who controls the map' at @britishlibrary.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/onlin...
A different sort of commute today ... The rim split on my front wheel, a 4-mile walk from the nearest train station. Thanks to @gwr.com for getting me to work and @blenheimpalace.bsky.social for a scenic walk.
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A different sort of commute today ... The rim split on my front wheel, a 4-mile walk from the nearest train station. Thanks to @gwr.com for getting me to work and @blenheimpalace.bsky.social for a scenic walk.
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Our YouTube channel has beefed up for the winter! You can now watch lots of brilliant talks about mapmaking and the history of Britain's towns and cities. Please subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@hist_towns
Historic Towns Trust
An educational charity working to map the urban histories of Great Britain.
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Our YouTube channel has beefed up for the winter! You can now watch lots of brilliant talks about mapmaking and the history of Britain's towns and cities. Please subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@hist_towns
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📣📣 PRIZE 📣📣
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.
Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...
@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.
Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...
@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
Prize for Projects in Map History 2026
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History. The ISHMap Prize in for Pr…
ishmap.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
📣📣 PRIZE 📣📣
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.
Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...
@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.
Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...
@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
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Don’t forget to submit your proposals for #ichc2026! Who wouldn’t want to talk about #maps in Prague?
Abstracts due 14 November! #skystorians 🗃️
Abstracts due 14 November! #skystorians 🗃️
ichc2026.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Don’t forget to submit your proposals for #ichc2026! Who wouldn’t want to talk about #maps in Prague?
Abstracts due 14 November! #skystorians 🗃️
Abstracts due 14 November! #skystorians 🗃️
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We finished the day with stories and insights from Felicity Aston and Phoebe Smith, two contemporary explorers who use and think about #maps a lot. What a great day!
Thanks to all attended @rgsibg.bsky.social and online!
Thanks to all attended @rgsibg.bsky.social and online!
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
We finished the day with stories and insights from Felicity Aston and Phoebe Smith, two contemporary explorers who use and think about #maps a lot. What a great day!
Thanks to all attended @rgsibg.bsky.social and online!
Thanks to all attended @rgsibg.bsky.social and online!
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The Challenging Maps & Exploration symposium is in full swing!
We started with maps & empire & are now discussing Indigeneity, archives, & mapping.
Michael Bravo just asked, “How do we listen to maps?” Just one of many provocative questions that drive today’s conversations. #maps #skystorians 🗃️
We started with maps & empire & are now discussing Indigeneity, archives, & mapping.
Michael Bravo just asked, “How do we listen to maps?” Just one of many provocative questions that drive today’s conversations. #maps #skystorians 🗃️
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The Challenging Maps & Exploration symposium is in full swing!
We started with maps & empire & are now discussing Indigeneity, archives, & mapping.
Michael Bravo just asked, “How do we listen to maps?” Just one of many provocative questions that drive today’s conversations. #maps #skystorians 🗃️
We started with maps & empire & are now discussing Indigeneity, archives, & mapping.
Michael Bravo just asked, “How do we listen to maps?” Just one of many provocative questions that drive today’s conversations. #maps #skystorians 🗃️
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Lots going on in this picture from a Dutch sea atlas, 1676. Figures point cross-staffs to a sea-torch, symbolizing navigation, others measure maps and globes with compasses. A sailor holds a sounding weight to measure depths and a navigator a marine astrolabe to measure latitude @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Lots going on in this picture from a Dutch sea atlas, 1676. Figures point cross-staffs to a sea-torch, symbolizing navigation, others measure maps and globes with compasses. A sailor holds a sounding weight to measure depths and a navigator a marine astrolabe to measure latitude @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Secret Maps opens today! 🤫 🗺️
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Secret Maps opens today! 🤫 🗺️
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
Our next season for The Oxford Seminars in Cartography ... #TOSCA @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social Register at: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/tosca
More info at: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/tosca @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social
1st speaker is @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social
More info at: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/tosca @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social
1st speaker is @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our next season for The Oxford Seminars in Cartography ... #TOSCA @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social Register at: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/tosca
More info at: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/tosca @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social
1st speaker is @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social
More info at: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/tosca @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social
1st speaker is @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social
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Cronos, Greek god of death and time (hence the scythe and hourglass) and Hercules (in one of his labours, capturing the multi-headed dog Cerberus) either side of an armillary sphere in a 1663 Blaeu atlas of Asia. On the next page Hercules opens a door onto the continent @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Cronos, Greek god of death and time (hence the scythe and hourglass) and Hercules (in one of his labours, capturing the multi-headed dog Cerberus) either side of an armillary sphere in a 1663 Blaeu atlas of Asia. On the next page Hercules opens a door onto the continent @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Definitely "nice to look at". Another @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog by @debbietheduck.bsky.social looks at a recently-discovered letter accompanying Bryant's stunning 1824 map of #Oxfordshire. A great endorsement of @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social mapping too. Go to: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Definitely "nice to look at". Another @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog by @debbietheduck.bsky.social looks at a recently-discovered letter accompanying Bryant's stunning 1824 map of #Oxfordshire. A great endorsement of @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social mapping too. Go to: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/
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Café ride to test the upcoming version of the cycle.travel app ☕️
October 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Café ride to test the upcoming version of the cycle.travel app ☕️
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'Close's fisherman's chart', c1922, has some beautifully poetic descriptions of fishing grounds and trawling sites, along with a timeline of U-Boats captured or destroyed in the channel during the First World War, including this piece about the activities of Skipper Tom Phillips @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
'Close's fisherman's chart', c1922, has some beautifully poetic descriptions of fishing grounds and trawling sites, along with a timeline of U-Boats captured or destroyed in the channel during the First World War, including this piece about the activities of Skipper Tom Phillips @bodleian.ox.ac.uk