{"id":1843389,"date":"2025-07-02T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1843389"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T13:46:12","slug":"the-map-men-visit-the-ordnance-survey-and-also-wrote-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/07\/the-map-men-visit-the-ordnance-survey-and-also-wrote-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The Map Men Visit the Ordnance Survey, and Also Wrote a Book"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Map Men Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones visit the Ordnance Survey in a (sponsored) set of two (vertically aligned short) videos: part one<\/a>, part two<\/a>. Complete with map-folding mishaps, gratuitous hi-viz vest wearing, and a Google Maps dig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, they\u2019ve also gone and written a book: This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (and Why It Matters)<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0will be out from HarperCollins imprints in the fall of 2025: the U.K. edition will come out from Mudlark<\/a> in October (\u00a317) and the U.S. edition from Hanover Square Press<\/a> in November ($30). Amazon<\/a>\u00a0(Canada<\/a>,\u00a0UK<\/a>), Bookshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Map Men Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones visit the Ordnance Survey in a (sponsored) set of two (vertically aligned short) videos: part one, part two. 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