Comments on: Frank Jacobs and his Strange Maps

By: Carolyn Russell

Carolyn Russell — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:09:00 +0000

My dad covered the inside of our outhouse with maps. He jokingly put the North Pole map on the door ! I got the map bug from that unlikely source. Ended up with a Master’s degree in geography and taught it for 22 years.

By: Mauricio Perea

Mauricio Perea — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:48:00 +0000

Dear Mr. Frank Jacobs:
Your work is very interesting and admirable. I want to ask if You can assemble a map of disabilities that can be clasifieded in disabilities like down sindrom, Autism, and many other that can be clasified by regiion, raze, or prevalecence. I wil more than happy to colaborate with this. My e-mail is mperea2@hotmail.com. Mauricio Perea

By: Ruth Trier

Ruth Trier — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:38:00 +0000

I have my uncle’s map of Occupied and Vichy France printed on the silk scarf that he wore as a RAF guy in the 2nd World War. They had them in case they were shot down over France and needed to figure out the best way to get to freedom. Amazing history.

By: Marcia Wolf

Marcia Wolf — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:47:00 +0000

I just heard the interview on PRI The World. I am so glad that I heard this so I could see some of awesome and fun maps! Thank you PRI The World!!

By: Paul M. Flor

Paul M. Flor — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:35:00 +0000

I, too, can remember being hooked
on maps and atlases at a very early age. Gazing at old maps illustrating Man’s
evolving knowledge of our world, was a time traveling pastime. Who can forget
seeing mermaids and sea monsters splattered in every body of water? How about
the mythological creatures drawn throughout? Map making was an art. Maps show
the fear of sailors, the illusion of treasure hunters, the ambition of
colonizers, and the politics of nation-states. The maps of today just don’t
tell the same stories as those from long ago. It is good to hear that cartography lives in this era of gps and satellite mapping.