[OSM-talk] OSM Book of Funny Names
martin dodge
m.dodge at manchester.ac.uk
Tue Feb 12 19:50:00 GMT 2008
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, SteveC wrote:
Hi, Mark Monmonier has a nice book documenting names on maps (toponyms)
called 'From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and
Inflame',
http://www.markmonmonier.com/work1.htm
cheers
martin
> All
>
> There are a couple of books of rude street sign collections:
>
> http://icanhaz.com/rude_names
>
> This got me thinking that we should make one. For example there is a
> Tennis Court on Tennis Road in the IoM
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=54.15646&lon=-4.4903&zoom=16&layers=B0FT
>
> So if you've also found some, then send me a photo of the street sign
> and an OSM link or whatever you have... If there's a good enough
> response I'll put them together in to a print on demand book with maps
> and photos.
>
> have fun,
>
> SteveC | steve at asklater.com | http://www.asklater.com/steve/
>
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