December 2013
Nelson Mandela
Today the world is commemorating the life of Nelson Mandela, a man who went to prison as a freedom fighter, and some would say a terrorist, but who emerged demonstrating Christ-like grace and humanity. We still have much to learn from this man. Related articles What Can We Learn from Nelson Mandela? (dyannebrown.com) 12 Nelson Mandela Quotes to Remember Him By (everyjoe.com) Nelson Mandela: The quiet dignity of the man (themisirpost.wordpress.com)
Map Stamps
While helping his father-in-law to move house, Mapsareus found a large number of Royal Mail stamp collections, including this set from 1991 depicting the development of Ordnance Survey mapping from late Victorian times to the then, present day. Like all maps over a period of time the stamps, which all show the same section of Hamstreet in Kent, also show the development of the area over the same period. As with all maps I never get tired of viewing the history of an area from maps of various ages. Related... Read More
ShelterBox in the Philippines
ShelterBox are continuing to deploy people and resources to the Philippines in response to the typhoon and earlier earthquake. Our managing director in about to be deployed in one of the Response Teams, and we wish him a safe trip. Please continue to support ShelterBox, by donating your change when making a purchase from Maps Worldwide. Related articles Shelterbox in the Philippines (guysmmapswebsite.dev.visualsoft.co.uk) Interviewing ShelterBox (aaronmcdonaldjournalism.wordpress.com) What More Reason Do You Need? (hdthomas.wordpress.com)