The Map Room at the NY Public Library (Photo: Peter Aaron/Esto)

Codrington Library, Oxford England -curiousexpeditions.com

Strahov Monastery Library, Prague – pixdaus.com

Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge -wiki commons

Austrian National Library (Wien Prunksaal Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek), Vienna, Austria – wiki commons

Lawrence of Arabia Screenshots

I’m collecting maps for my future map room.  Charting, graphing, plotting… whenever I plan a trip or adventure, I spend countless hours absorbed in my research.  How far is Lima from Cuzco?  Should we do the glacier or jungle trek?  I dream of sitting at an oversized table loaded with huge unraveled maps in a big open space.  After finalizing the details for our Peruvian adventure I have a pile of notes that are in desperate need of a real home.  My bookshelf just seems to grow exponentially with travel related reads.  Good excuse for a map room, right??

If I had my own, I’d fill it with globes, books, compasses, and at least one big authentic worn in leather chair.  I can just smell the old books and hear the echos in these gorgeous old libraries.  I’m taking design notes…

Tags: Architecture, History, Maps

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