The Blitz Maps

A series of drawings mapping the effects of the Blitz on cities.

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#blitzmaps #belfast #christmas #christmasorder #etsy

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The Blitz Maps Christmas order dates are fast approaching 🎄🎅📦

UK - Wednesday 18th December
US - Monday 16th December
CA - Monday 16th December
IRE - Monday 16th December
FRA - Friday 13th December
AU - Wednesday 11th December

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New Belfast Blitz Map page size available on our Etsy Store! A3 page size has been introduced following frequent requests.

Also now with an added option for zoomed in cropped versions of the map too for even more detail.

#TheBlitzMaps #blitz #map #ww2 #Etsy #smallbusiness

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@BelTel @QUBelfast @belfastcc @BelfastHistori5 @ulsterahs @UlsterMuseum @WW2_Podcast @wartimeni @WW2Talk @WW2Facts

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Blitz Maps Black Friday sale week with 30% off all posters.

Available only on Etsy

https://t.co/yMCbgaztyc

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Excited to share the latest addition to my #etsy shop: Belfast Blitz Map with a Solid Wood Hanger.

Available in two sizes and in three hanger colours (natural wood, white & black) https://t.co/Or177UizEb

#TheBlitzMaps #blitz #map #ww2 #poster #hanger #Belfast

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20% off the Belfast Blitz Map for a limited time only. The map is available in two sizes that can fit perfectly in a range of @IKEAUK picture frames. https://t.co/hS44DfG6xB via @Etsy

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Do you have a Blitz Story that you want to share?

To commemorate the Blitz we will be adding individuals own personal stories to the online Blitz Maps website.

Please DM or email us if you wish for your or your families story added to the website.

#maps #blitz #ww2 #memory

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Just posted a video @ Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK https://t.co/aOXYuGqFyU

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Masterplan of the proposed locations and plans & sections of Tecton's proposed air raid shelters for Finsbury Borough (1941)

Can you guess how many people were to be protected in this underground shelter?

#ww2 #shelter #blitz #tecton #underground #blitzmaps #theblitzmaps

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Today marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Belfast Blitz. The Luftwaffe series of attacks claimed the lives of 949 and injuring over 2,000.

Photograph of Harland and Wolff Shipyard, 4/5 May 1941 (AR103)
#OnThisDay #belfastblitz #history #ww #neverforget #ww2 #remember

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At the beginning of World War II, Belfast was thought as being out of range, lulled the authorities which ultimately resulted in the remarking of architecture and space in a hasty response to the Blitz.
#maps #belfastblitz #belfastblitz #QUB #mapping #digitalmap #digitalhistory

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Next week marks the 80th anniversary of the ‘Belfast Blitz’. To mark and commemorate the historic event the Blitz Maps have launched the freely available Belfast Blitz Map online. Check it out:

https://t.co/enrW9SU1kA
(Link in our bio)

Let us know what you think of the map!

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Just posted a photo @ Belfast https://t.co/00Yg41Nj1V

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Belfast Blitz Maps are back in stock and as a treat for the start of the week we are offering 15% off for a limited time only!

#sale #etsy #estysale #salealert #belfast #belfastcity #belfastcitycentre #map #MAPS… https://t.co/gr55k0HTal

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@NiallPWalsh @QUBarch @RIBA @ArchDaily @ArchJournal Great to hear. Good luck!

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General Eisenhower addresses the crew of USS Texas (BB-35) in Belfast Lough before their journey to Normandy. Also on the platform is Rear Admiral Kirk of Task Force 122.

(US National Archives Photo: 80-G-352914)

#DDay75 #WW2 #WWII #WartimeNI #DDay

https://t.co/2ETNAxDRgH

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Next in the Cartography is the “Bellman’s Map”, 1874. Lewis Carroll, 1896 “ it may be taken as an allegory for the pursuit of happiness.”
Source: Carroll, Lewis. 1891.
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#mapoftheweek #cartography #cartographyart #ocean #empty #nonsense #bellman #theblitzmaps

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Bank holiday weekend away to the Peak District
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#peak #district #bankholiday #weekend #luckywiththeweather #postbankholidayblues #lambs #fields #travelphotography #bakewelltart #theblitzmaps

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“Architecture is the very mirror of life. You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are the reflection of society.” - I.M. Pei. RIP.