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
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
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.
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
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/
Time for the next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog from @stuartackland.bsky.social taking us back to the First World War & a close look at trench maps. What are these unusual numbered circles? Learn more at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/
@bcsmaps.bsky.social @westernfrontww1.bsky.social
@bcsmaps.bsky.social @westernfrontww1.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Time for the next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog from @stuartackland.bsky.social taking us back to the First World War & a close look at trench maps. What are these unusual numbered circles? Learn more at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/
@bcsmaps.bsky.social @westernfrontww1.bsky.social
@bcsmaps.bsky.social @westernfrontww1.bsky.social
Enjoying the party!
October 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Enjoying the party!
Time for another @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog from @debbietheduck.bsky.social on C19 #European #post roads, with an intriguing publishing backstory. Learn more about the "disappearing engraver" at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/ @bcsmaps.bsky.social @maproomblog.com @mapsmania.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Time for another @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog from @debbietheduck.bsky.social on C19 #European #post roads, with an intriguing publishing backstory. Learn more about the "disappearing engraver" at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/ @bcsmaps.bsky.social @maproomblog.com @mapsmania.bsky.social
Delighted to speak today in #Goring-on-Thames on the #medieval #GoughMap of #Britain. Thanks to #GoringGapLocalHistorySoc for hosting. A great audience. @leverhulme.ac.uk @bodleian.ox.ac.uk www.digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Delighted to speak today in #Goring-on-Thames on the #medieval #GoughMap of #Britain. Thanks to #GoringGapLocalHistorySoc for hosting. A great audience. @leverhulme.ac.uk @bodleian.ox.ac.uk www.digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Action from the @historictownstrust.bsky.social stand from @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social Open Doors today at Old County Hall in #Oxford. HTT will be back tomorrow, so if you are keen on British urban history and #maps, do come and visit. www.historictownstrust.uk @profkdlilley.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Action from the @historictownstrust.bsky.social stand from @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social Open Doors today at Old County Hall in #Oxford. HTT will be back tomorrow, so if you are keen on British urban history and #maps, do come and visit. www.historictownstrust.uk @profkdlilley.bsky.social
Time for another @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social, exploring the career of Dutch polymath Jan Huygen van Linschoten (1563-1611). Itineraries, the mapping of what became #Indonesia, and even espionage feature prominently. blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/ @bcsmaps.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Time for another @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social, exploring the career of Dutch polymath Jan Huygen van Linschoten (1563-1611). Itineraries, the mapping of what became #Indonesia, and even espionage feature prominently. blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/ @bcsmaps.bsky.social
Did anyone notice this strange weather map in the #Observer a couple of weeks ago? What has happened to the Dutch-German border? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @stuartackland.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Did anyone notice this strange weather map in the #Observer a couple of weeks ago? What has happened to the Dutch-German border? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @stuartackland.bsky.social
Just visited the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social @radiohead.wastehq.social 'This is what you get' exhibit. Great to see art inspired by the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #TalkingMaps show. al-Idrīsī, Sheldon #tapestries perhaps? @jerrybrotton.bsky.social @bcsmaps.bsky.social Congrats all round!
August 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Just visited the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social @radiohead.wastehq.social 'This is what you get' exhibit. Great to see art inspired by the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #TalkingMaps show. al-Idrīsī, Sheldon #tapestries perhaps? @jerrybrotton.bsky.social @bcsmaps.bsky.social Congrats all round!
Look out for @debbietheduck.bsky.social from @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social speaking in the Culture Tent at today's #VCharlburyBeerFestival. charlburybeerfestival.org . Not to be missed!
June 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Look out for @debbietheduck.bsky.social from @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social speaking in the Culture Tent at today's #VCharlburyBeerFestival. charlburybeerfestival.org . Not to be missed!
Time for another @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social #Maps blog from @stuartackland.bsky.social who takes us to the early C17 #LowCountries using #allegory in the form of a #lion to celebrate a 12-year period of peace. More about this Leo Belgicus here: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/ @bcsmaps.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Time for another @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social #Maps blog from @stuartackland.bsky.social who takes us to the early C17 #LowCountries using #allegory in the form of a #lion to celebrate a 12-year period of peace. More about this Leo Belgicus here: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/ @bcsmaps.bsky.social
Now showing in @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Weston Library, 'Tamesis Unweaving' by the brilliant @anyagleizer.bsky.social. Check out the robe and the film, and can you find Oxford?
May 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Now showing in @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Weston Library, 'Tamesis Unweaving' by the brilliant @anyagleizer.bsky.social. Check out the robe and the film, and can you find Oxford?
As promised/threatened! Thanks to @witnwis.bsky.social for the tip-off. This time, #Tynemouth station for a brilliant #railway #map, now on the #TyneWearMetro network. A great backdrop for the Sunday market.
April 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
As promised/threatened! Thanks to @witnwis.bsky.social for the tip-off. This time, #Tynemouth station for a brilliant #railway #map, now on the #TyneWearMetro network. A great backdrop for the Sunday market.
Getting very excited at @newcastleuni.bsky.social #FarrellCentre & the #ConcreteDreams exhibition. Look at this #Newcastle town model. @mapsmania.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Getting very excited at @newcastleuni.bsky.social #FarrellCentre & the #ConcreteDreams exhibition. Look at this #Newcastle town model. @mapsmania.bsky.social
According to Google, The Ned is the nearest mountain to Blenheim. Alas not Oxfordshire's. Very tasty wine though! And a decent #map too. @stuartackland.bsky.social @mapsmania.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
According to Google, The Ned is the nearest mountain to Blenheim. Alas not Oxfordshire's. Very tasty wine though! And a decent #map too. @stuartackland.bsky.social @mapsmania.bsky.social
When in #Morpeth, here's an essential task. Go to the station and view this #map on the Newcastle-bound platform. You won't be disappointed! @northernrail.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
When in #Morpeth, here's an essential task. Go to the station and view this #map on the Newcastle-bound platform. You won't be disappointed! @northernrail.bsky.social
Another @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social #Maps blog from @debbietheduck.bsky.social explores C18 jigsaws. Test your knowledge of pre-1974 English & Welsh county boundaries. Largest & smallest counties? Who was Mme Beaumont? Find the answers here: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/ @bcsmaps.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Another @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social #Maps blog from @debbietheduck.bsky.social explores C18 jigsaws. Test your knowledge of pre-1974 English & Welsh county boundaries. Largest & smallest counties? Who was Mme Beaumont? Find the answers here: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/ @bcsmaps.bsky.social
Spotted on the A44 cycle path on my way home last night. Comments welcome!
April 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Spotted on the A44 cycle path on my way home last night. Comments welcome!
A @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social #map from #SouthAfrica with a fascinating back story. Learn about #BlackSash & their cartographic efforts to tell the World about apartheid plans for "homelands". See how this map found an international audience. Follow the story at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps
April 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social #map from #SouthAfrica with a fascinating back story. Learn about #BlackSash & their cartographic efforts to tell the World about apartheid plans for "homelands". See how this map found an international audience. Follow the story at: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps
Delighted to help facilitate this new film - 'Lost for Words' using @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social #maps. World Premiere at CPH:DOX on 20 March, then FIFA in Canada on 22 March.
@HannahPapacekHarper @GabrielaSawaya @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @RetroviseurProductions @JackieMorrisArtist @TessBarthes
@HannahPapacekHarper @GabrielaSawaya @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @RetroviseurProductions @JackieMorrisArtist @TessBarthes
March 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Delighted to help facilitate this new film - 'Lost for Words' using @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social #maps. World Premiere at CPH:DOX on 20 March, then FIFA in Canada on 22 March.
@HannahPapacekHarper @GabrielaSawaya @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @RetroviseurProductions @JackieMorrisArtist @TessBarthes
@HannahPapacekHarper @GabrielaSawaya @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @RetroviseurProductions @JackieMorrisArtist @TessBarthes
Another cracking afternoon in @tripelb.bsky.social - such a wonderful place in #Worcester. Thanks to all the team for making us so welcome - yet again! @stuartackland.bsky.social
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Another cracking afternoon in @tripelb.bsky.social - such a wonderful place in #Worcester. Thanks to all the team for making us so welcome - yet again! @stuartackland.bsky.social