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We do seem to have a crazy amount of stuff in common! If we lived near each other I would definitely take you up on that offer of coffee (though in my case it would have to be a chamomile tea). :fistbump (I couldn't find a tea-drinking emote so just imagine they're clinking their teacups...

:lol I don't blame you, I'd do the same thing! Maps make me want to know more about the history of the place they represent, though, so I had to ask. And that includes geological as well as political/human history - I like looking at mountain ranges and continent edges and imagining the events...

Oh Selvyn, they are gorgeous! Do they have stories to go along with them? I should probably mention that this is absolutely my most favourite thread ever. <3

Who was the artist of the first image? It's often tricky deciding on an avatar (especially when there's so much great artwork to choose from!) Biology! :fistbump I studied genetics and chemistry for my undergrad, before spending my Honours year on a wet-lab molecular biology project (studying...

Oh man, I'm squeeing just reading this thread! My pocket family is so awesome ^^ You've both probably seen this before, but... And, because maps are practical as well as beautiful, :waggle

Ooh, new face! :joy I too adore maps. ^^ Some day I want a room that resembles the Map Room in the Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace) in Venice: I love seeing the inaccuracies in old maps. Sometimes the inaccuracies are just due to places that haven't been discovered yet (like Australia, hehe)...

Oh Ashara, those maps are gorgeous!

Maps? I can do maps! :joy *resists the urge to start singing the Map song from Dora the Explorer* :look

Fabulous? Me? ^^ We are going to make such a great team :hug

:lol Oh absolutely - just ask the Reds! Here are a few of my favourites: And believe me, I have plenty more where they came from! ;)

Ashara, if you ever are looking for a pocket to hide - or just relax - in, my pocket would be honoured to have you (as would I)! Just to give you an idea, my pocket is rather full of maps and translations and calendars and the like: There are cushions aplenty, also: And the food is probably...