£5.00
This double-sided 3m / 10 foot tape measure (metric on one side, imperial on the other) is filled with fascinating facts about lengths. For example, 34cm is the height of an Oscar; 9¾ inches is the length of a meerkat tail. Find out whether the...
£3.99
A stunning image from a vintage French textbook design featuring amazing crystal structures. Printed on Cavallini's signature Italian archival paper, this fine gift wrap is good enough to be hung on the wall, or used in a variety of crafts. To transform this image into...
£12.99
Enjoy your hot drink with a colourful representation of the Geologic Time Scale from the Hadean Eon to the Quaternary Period, including the recently proposed Anthropocene Epoch. With helpful descriptions of the main developments during each epoch or period. Inside the mug is the relief...
£3.99
A gorgeous chromolithograph from Yaggy's Geographical Portfolio, an 1887 American set of educational charts. Printed on Cavallini's signature Italian archival paper, this fine gift wrap is good enough to be hung on the wall, or used in a variety of crafts. To transform this image into...
£9.99
Pebble spotting - a simple pleasure. This is charming, knowledgeable and witty guide to everything you didn't know there was to know about pebbles. The author Clarence Ellis ruminates on what a pebble actually is, before describing how they are formed, advising on the best...
£5.99
A navigable plan of London streets, parks, gardens, prisons, hospitals, courts, squares, rivers, railways, vistas and commutes; as mentioned in well over 600 novels, plays and poems. It features a huge range of genres and form, and over 400 different authors including Angela Carter, Agatha...
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On a silver-plated chain, an image of the full moon - and strung on the same chain, a photograph of earth, that can move in relation to the moon. The images are embedded under solid glass domes in silver-plated settings. Full length of chain is...
£3.99
A vintage teaching aid about fossils features on this gorgeous sheet of wrapping paper. Printed on Cavallini's signature Italian archival paper, this fine gift wrap is good enough to be hung on the wall, or used in a variety of crafts. To transform this image...
£12.99
Pour a mug of your favourite hot drink, and watch as the rising temperature causes coastlines to shrink and deserts expand on this temperature-sensitive mug. Porcelain Mug. Measures 9.3cm high.Not dishwasher safe.
£10.99
A map showing the various sea areas around the British Isles adorns this mug. Now you can find out the locations of the interestingly named areas. Who hasn't wanted to know more about Dogger, German Bight and North Utsire? Bone china mug.Height 9cm.
£25.00
This fascinating poster displays the world reorganised by size of country. A simple and beautiful way to see the work differently. Whether you are a globetrotter or information gatherer this is a fascinating way to get a new perspective on a planet we think we...
£14.99
The sea monsters on early maps are one of their most visually engaging elements, and yet they have never before been carefully studied. These creatures shine light not only on the history of cartography, art, and zoological illustration, but also on the history and geography...
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Map out your rainy-day adventures with this vintage map inspired design. Available in adult and child sizes. WARNING, not suitable for children under 3. Adults umbrella - metal frame and wooden handle; measures 98cm long, diameter 100cm. Children's umbrella - metal frame, plastic handle; measures 58cm...
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This mug is finely printed with a diagram of all the major cloud types, with their typical heights in the atmosphere. Apart from its usefulness, the gorgeous blue sky colour on the thin bone china makes it a very attractive mug. Bone china mug.Measures 8.5...
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This traditional folding wooden ruler is printed on both sides with the 5 billion-year history of life on Earth. On one side there is an accurate mm and cm scale along with a timeline of species and eras (not to scale!) Each section even has...
£2.75
This card uses an adapted image from The Wonders of Geology, Gideon Algernon Mantell (1839). Printed on acid free paper.Measurements: 17 cm x 12 cm.Comes with 120gsm recycled envelope.Blank inside.
£2.75
This card bears an iconic image: Ernö Rubik's US patent application for the Rubik's Cube in January 1975. Printed on acid free paper.Measurements: 17 cm x 12 cm.Comes with 120gsm recycled envelope.Blank inside.
£14.99
From islands that are in Spain for 6 months of the year, and France for the rest to streets with one side in America and the other in Canada, this beautifully designed book is a reminder that the world is not always what we think....
£8.95
"A new Geological Map of England and Wales, with the Inland Navigations, exhibiting The Districts of Coal, 1820"The title of this first geological survey of the area (by William Smith, Engineer) reminds us of one of the reasons why the Earth Sciences have always been...
£30.00
This astonishing miscellany of maps is a treasure trove of curious and interesting facts and a glorious celebration of our beautiful and diverse world. The atlas contains 64 maps and infographics including four fold-out maps and a double-sided removable poster. Maps and subjects include The...
£3.95
Head in the clouds? This pocket-sized notebook to help you identify and record all the different types of clouds around us, with a full guide to cloud types. 64 lined page notebook with a card cover. Measures 12.5 x 9cm.
£17.95
A vast range of crystal forms from Frederich Mohs’ 1825 Treatise on Mineralogy, gorgeously arranged into a cloud of refracted colour. Mohs is of course mainly remembered for his Hardness Scale, used to this day. 100% cotton.Black t-shirt printed in full colour. Care: Machine wash...
£19.95
This is a wonderful string of ten miniature paper globe lamps, each printed with a political map of the globe. Ten wire & tissue paper globe lights.Each globe 7cm across. Length of light set 3.3m, additional cord to plug 1.5m. For indoor use only! U.K. standard plug...
£2.75
Cross-section of the Earth, showing the position of sedimentary and eruptive layers. Adapted from La Terre Avant le Déluge, Louis Figuier (1871). Printed on acid free paper.Measurements: 17 cm x 12 cm.Comes with 120gsm recycled envelope.Blank inside.
£14.99
Are YOU the ultimate map-reader? Do you know trig points from National Trails? Can you calculate using contours? And can you fathom exactly how far the footpath is from the free house? Track down hidden treasures, decipher geographical details and discover amazing facts as you...
£14.99
Journey through one hundred fascinating maps and atlases from the British Library's extraordinary archives - world and city maps, celestial and sea charts, literary and statistical maps as well as a variety of curiosities and fake maps. Each map is accompanied by a description of...
£12.99
A mineral identification chart from a French classroom teaching aid is beautifully reproduced on this tea towel. Made from 100% natural cotton.Comes in a cotton bag.Measurements: 80 cm x 47 cm while bagged: 9.5cm x 7.5 cm.
£12.00
These cufflinks will mean the world to someone you love. Metal novelty cufflinks presented in a gift box.15mm across.
£14.99
Puzzle your way around Britain with hundreds of puzzles, conundrums, brainteasers, anagrams, code-breakers and navigational tests. Based on forty regional maps, and with four levels of difficulty so that all the family can play along, this is a celebration of Britain's diversity, history and landscapes....
£12.99
Follow in the footsteps of fifty of the world's greatest explorers: discovering hidden routes, exploring geographical details and uncovering remarkable facts as you pit your wits against over a century of legendary exploration. Increasingly difficult puzzles sit alongside profiles of explorers and their expeditions, as...
£35.00
This wonderful solid glass paperweight incorporates a sun and planets which are embedded in the glass, in a bright painted representation of the solar system and a background of stars. Solid glass with felt basePackaged in gift box with foil printMeasures 8cm x 4.5cm
£9.95
Ever found yourself struggling to explain the difference between Great Britain (the landmass plus northern isles) and the United Kingdom (the country)? Or maybe you didn't even realise there was a difference! This handy tea towel explains all. An original design for Present Indicative. Care...
£18.95
NASA's stunningly detailed topographical model of the moon was created stereographically using the thousands of pictures taken by their tiny WAC satellite. This image is of the 'far side', and is coloured by elevation- purple is low, red is high. 100% cotton.Black t-shirt printed in...
£2.75
The card's image is adapted from Gately’s Universal Educator (1883). The graphic continues onto the back of the card, displaying the ‘Western Hemisphere’. Printed on acid free paper.Measurements: 17 cm x 12 cm.Comes with 120gsm recycled envelope.Blank inside.
£25.00
This poster shows parts of all the world's capital cities, each with its own unique street pattern. Designed in Tallinn, Estonia. Poster size: 61 x 91.4 cm | 24” x 36” 196 sticker dots included to mark your travels Sustainably sourced high-quality paper Shipped in...
£18.00
This is how the interior of the Earth used to look in the early '60s, complete with speculative oxide shells and with immobile continents on an equally immobile mantle. An image from a vintage atlas. 19cm diameter. Sublimation printed metal clock. Requires 1 x AA battery (not...
£13.99
This mug bears an inspiring quote from Rachel Carson, the author of Silent Spring: "Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life". The rest of the design is rich artwork by Micha Libert, redolent of...
£18.95
This amazing image of our least explored continent has been created from a mosaic of NASA satellite images. NASA used a moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer to create the image, and we used a special direct to garment printing process to carefully reproduce all the detail...
£14.95
The world according to Buckminster Fuller. In Fuller's 1942 projection the earth is viewed as an icosahedron which unfolds into this beautiful shape. 100% cotton.White t-shirt with distressed, softened screen-print. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low. Do not iron text/images.
£17.95
This NASA extreme-UV image from the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a large solar flare (white area on upper left), a solar tsunami (wave-like structure, upper right), multiple filaments of magnetism lifting off the stellar surface, large-scale shaking of the solar corona, radio bursts, a coronal...
£13.99
Hokusai's famous Great Wave of Kanagawa as it would be now - laden with single-use plastics. Words from marine biologist Sylvia Earle appear round the bottom: "Every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you are connected to the sea". "The original reusable...
£16.99
This jigsaw is based on a 1976 National Geographic map showing the migration and range of six species of great whales: the Fin, Humpback, Sperm, Gray, Bowhead and Right Whales. The map, produced near the start of the period of public interest in whale conservation,...
£14.99
This set of 50 beautiful postcards in a box features images from the Science Museum's internationally-renowned collection recording developments across science, technology and medicine since the fifteenth century. This set makes a stunning gift or can be used for sending correspondence or for framing. Box...
£3.95
A passport to bring you back to the good old days... the REALLY old days. Also a handy notebook which includes travel tips and an official passport information page. 64 lined page notebook with a card cover. Measures 12.5 x 9cm.
£9.99
A parade of your favourite skeletal dinosaurs, from Triceratops to Stegosaurus, with a few scattered bones as well. One size: to fit UK shoe size 6.5-12 (EUR 40-46 / US Men's 7-13). 63% Cotton, 34% Nylon, 3% Spandex.
£45.00
On this Ptolemaic Watch, the sun is on the minute hand, the moon is on the hour hand... and we are the center of the solar system once again (don't mention Copernicus.) Share the great Egyptian astronomer's vision and wear this watch with pride. Watch...
£16.99
This eye-opening and stunningly illustrated book uses maps to show how geography shapes the history of the world - from the way that choices of world leaders are influenced by mountains and rivers, to why geography means that history is always repeating itself. An abridged...
£16.99
This jigsaw is based on a 2004 National Geographic map showing the incredible journeys that birds undertake each year. The migration paths are shown on a map of the Western Hemisphere that is overlaid with their routes from nesting grounds to wintering areas. Full-colour bird...
