In Episode 1 of the Well Mapped Podcast Josh and I discuss his map making business, the history of maps, and philosophy of cartography. For further reading on the topic, we suggest Map Head by Ken Jennings and On the Map by Simon Garfield. Below you will also find some of the maps that were discussed in the episode.

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Mappa Mundi from the middle ages

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Harry Beck’s London Tube Map

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The Human Genome in a Circos Plot

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The connections from Facebook users

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The mountain range that never was…

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California never did feel like part of the US