#secretmaps

2 months ago

“Maps of the mind.” AALC community member Thami Skosana reflects on the student movement against apartheid - and the need not just to resist, but to contribute and bring about change.

📍visit #SecretMaps exhibition @britishlibrary.bsky.social

#antiapartheidlegacy #film #solidarity #resistance

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@storefrontcity.bsky.social

2 months ago

Maps aren’t neutral.

In this clip from ´Off the Grid’, Nadia Joseph reflects on how maps have been used to control, erase and weaponise power — and why those legacies still matter today

📍visit @britishlibrary.bsky.social for #SecretMaps #exhibition b4 18th Jan

#antiapartheid #antiapartheidlegacy

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TK_Wharton

@tkw.bsky.social

2 months ago

Do not let you know who see this 1783 British map used during treaty of Paris negotiations; kept secret by UK until 1896 #secretmaps

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Stu Mac

@boiledfrog.bsky.social

2 months ago

The inspiration for Rebellion's Atomfall game? A fantasy view of Sellafield from the "Secret Maps" exhibition at the British Library. #atomfall #secretmaps #britishlibrary #london

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Storefront City

3 months ago

#SecretMaps at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social traces how #maps have always balanced curiosity with control. From imperial charts and secrets to community survival, this #exhibition shows how power, protection, and omission shape the lines we draw across the world.

storefrontcity.net/secret-maps/

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Elliott & Thompson

@handle.invalid

3 months ago

The Future Map of the World with Tim Marshall and Myra Anubi

The author of #PrisonersOfGeography discusses how the borders of the world may change at this special @britishlibrary.bsky.social event, to coincide with their #SecretMaps exhibition.

Watch here: www.blplayer.co.uk/eventlink/10...

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LynneJ0nes

@lynnej0nes.bsky.social

3 months ago

Loved this @britishlibrary.bsky.social exhibition! Hard recommend for #SecretMaps - thought provoking interpretation 🗺️ bsky.app/profile/brit...

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Laura James

@laura.social.coop.ap.brid.gy

3 months ago

Enjoyed the wide variety of maps in #SecretMaps at the British Library and then... a live action team text adventure exploring the world of libraries. Thanks Seth Kriebel for an unpredictable and excellent experience! I'm still wondering what the spice smell was

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Storefront City

@storefrontcity.bsky.social

3 months ago

Secret Maps | British Library Step into the shadows at Secret Maps, a major new exhibition revealing the stories hidden in some of history’s most mysterious maps.

Excited to attend! Watch this space for our review!

#SecretMaps #BritishLibrary #HiddenHistory

events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...

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3 months ago

Lingerie made for Lady Mountbatten in 1940s, made of World War II escape maps printed on silk due to the fabric’s durability. With the continuation of rationing after end of war, this was a practical use for the maps. On display in Secret Maps exhibition in @britishlibrary.bsky.social #secretmaps

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3 months ago

An atlas commissioned by Mary I as a gift for Philip II of Spain, open on the page showing West Africa. On display in the Secret Maps exhibition in @britishlibrary #secretmaps #maryi #marytudor #tudor #tudors

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3 months ago

Lovely to see @nathenamin.bsky.social at tonight’s private viewing of the new Secret Maps exhibition at @britishlibrary.bsky.social We spotted some fifteenth and sixteenth century maps in this stunning exhibition #secretmaps

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UCL Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA)

3 months ago

Fabulous to attend a private viewing of Secret Maps, new exhibition at @britishlibrary.bsky.social tonight. With maps dating back more than 800 years, the exhibition takes a global perspective, looking at what map makers wanted their audience to see, and what they don’t
#secretmaps #britishlibrary

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@casaucl.bsky.social

4 months ago

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

This Friday (7pm) hear about our very own Ollie Ballinger’s work on #secretmaps at @britishlibrary.bsky.social: "how maps and cartography are being used to reveal what those in power would rather keep hidden.” Sign-up: events.bl.uk/events/onlin...

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New Martin Express

@thatmartin.bsky.social

4 months ago

The map of Kowloon Walled City....it's incredible, the detail.

#BritishLibrary #SecretMaps

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COPP Survey

@coppsurvey.uk

4 months ago

Jeremy Black (left) and Doug Specht on stage during the Q&A after Friday's talk.

The cover of three sexy-looking books: "A History of the Second World War in 100 Maps", "The Geographies of War" and "Secret Maps: How they Conceal and Reveal the World".

Really enjoyed Friday evening's talk by Jeremy Black, 'How maps win or lose wars', hosted by @dougspecht.bsky.social and @britishlibrary.bsky.social as part of their new #SecretMaps exhibition. I think someone told their pop-up bookshop it had just been pay day ... Am excited to see the exhibition.

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Baroness Caroline Pidgeon

4 months ago

Catch up on AALC autumn news - from major progress at the museum site to mural co-design workshops, Secret Maps @britishlibrary.bsky.social, new school resource @peterhain.bsky.social & more

👉🏽 us14.campaign-archive.com?u=bd9efb6b59...

#AntiApartheid #museum #SecretMaps #Arts #Education #Heritage

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Barbara Brayshay

@bbrayshay.bsky.social

4 months ago

Now at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social checking it out for @livingmaps.bsky.social
#maps #secretmaps

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@carolinepidgeon.bsky.social

4 months ago

Wonderful to see the new #secretmaps exhibition at the @britishlibrary last night. A really fascinating exhibition and beautifully presented. Well worth a visit!

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