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May 01, 2012
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Heads up, geography buffs. To celebrate the paperback publication of Ken Jennings’ New York Times bestseller Maphead, we’re giving away an awesome Suunto Core watch, which also moonlights as an altimeter, barometer and compass. Enter by May 18 for your chance to win this and a signed copy of Maphead!

Heads up, geography buffs. To celebrate the paperback publication of Ken Jennings’ New York Times bestseller Maphead, we’re giving away an awesome Suunto Core watch, which also moonlights as an altimeter, barometer and compass. Enter by May 18 for your chance to win this and a signed copy of Maphead!

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September 23, 2011
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3rdofmay: The art: Johannes Vermeer, Officer and Laughing Girl, c.1657. The news: “Love Longitude? ‘Maphead’ Locates Geography Buffs,” on NPR’s Fresh Air. Former ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Ken Jennings has written a new book about maps. He was on Fresh Air yesterday. The source: Collection of The Frick Collection, New York. Nota bene: From Vermeer to Jasper Johns, artists have long used maps to tell us something about our world. Vermeer may have used maps in many of his paintings to suggest that the characters in his paintings were naval officers on a courtship visit or that the women in the paintings were writing to or pining for men in the navy. Then again, Vermeer may have used them for other reasons altogether — art historians have been debating this topic for years. Vermeer loved his maps! Ken could have used several paintings, including this one:

3rdofmay:

The art: Johannes Vermeer, Officer and Laughing Girl, c.1657.

The news: “Love Longitude? ‘Maphead’ Locates Geography Buffs,” on NPR’s Fresh Air. Former ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Ken Jennings has written a new book about maps. He was on Fresh Air yesterday.

The source: Collection of The Frick Collection, New York.

Nota bene: From Vermeer to Jasper Johns, artists have long used maps to tell us something about our world. Vermeer may have used maps in many of his paintings to suggest that the characters in his paintings were naval officers on a courtship visit or that the women in the paintings were writing to or pining for men in the navy. Then again, Vermeer may have used them for other reasons altogether — art historians have been debating this topic for years.

Vermeer loved his maps! Ken could have used several paintings, including this one:

(via nprfreshair)

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