Gallery: The Map Lab Holiday Gift Guide
<a href="http://www.belowtheboat.com/">Below the Boat</a>01chesapeake-bay-frame
These 3-D wooden maps from [Below the Boat](http://www.belowtheboat.com/) ($138 - $358) are like beautiful bathymetric sculptures. I have one of the Bay Area on my wall, and everyone who sees it loves it almost as much as I do. Check out their huge collection of lakes, rivers, bays and other waterways.
<a href="http://www.aminimalstudio.com/">Aminimal Studio</a>02urbangriddeddogtags
If you missed the Kickstarter for the [Urban Gridded Dogtag](http://www.aminimalstudio.com/shop/dogtag-silver) ($65), you can still get one from Aminimal Studio. They are currently only offering them in stainless steel, but there are a ton of cities available, and they also have other [map jewelry and coasters](http://www.aminimalstudio.com/shop/?category=Urban+Gridded+Collection) in different metals and colors. Bonus points if you can name the cities on the tags in this photo!
<a href="http://www.theuncommongreen.com/">The Uncommon Green</a>03TexasStateSlate
I love these [State Slates](http://www.theuncommongreen.com/collections/state-slates) from The Uncommon Green. They combine two of my favorite things: rocks and maps! Available in 30 states, these are perfect to use as trivets or serving platters.
<a href="http://www.hapticlab.com/">Haptic Lab</a>04pugetsoundquilt
Haptic Lab's New [Coastal Quilts](http://www.hapticlab.com/collections/coastalquilts) ($219-289) are great gifts for the water baby on your list. And for your landlocked friends, there are beautiful [City Quilts](http://www.hapticlab.com/collections/cityquilts) and [Constellation Quilts](http://www.hapticlab.com/collections/cityquilts/constellation-quilt). On a budget or looking for a more personal gift? Get a [DIY Quilt Kit](http://www.hapticlab.com/collections/diy-kits) and stitch one up yourself.
<a href="http://shop.fathom.info/">Fathom</a>05mass-fathom
[Fathom's roadway maps](http://shop.fathom.info/) ($45 - $127) are a strikingly minimalistic representation of states. Only roads are present, not even borders are shown on these maps. You can get any state you like, in three starkly contrasted color schemes, so there's something for any map-loving yank on your list.
<a href="http://monochome.com/">Monochōme</a>06monochome-skirt3x4
[Monochōme's custom apparel](http://monochome.com/) ($45 - $85) is printed with whatever map you like, based on OpenStreetMap data. You may be a tad late to get a skirt printed in time for Christmas, but these are so cool, who'll complain? And, you can still get a shirt rush-ordered today in time to make it under the tree.
Josh Valcarcel / WIRED072014-09-30-thingswelove-gallery-05
[LatLon notebooks](http://store.analog.is/) ($11, 3 for $25) from Analog are perfect stocking stuffers for cartonerds. They've [meticulously created](https://www.wired.com/2013/09/iceland-map/) elevation maps of six different islands including Tahiti and Barbados, the glacier on top of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, or the Ares Valles islands on Mars. Order soon, because they will be shipped from Iceland!
<a href="http://www.bellerbyandco.com/index.php/">Bellerby & Co.</a>08livingstone-blue4
The [Livingstone Globe](http://www.bellerbyandco.com/index.php/globes/the-livingstone.html) (£1,999, ~$3,135) may be a bit pricey for 14 inches, but it is made by Bellerby & Co., [incomparable creators of handcrafted of globes](https://www.wired.com/2013/10/how-one-man-makes-some-of-the-coolest-globes-in-the-world/). It comes in several colors, and there is a Celestial version as well. And if you are lucky enough to have a (much) bigger budget, they also make [(much) bigger globes](http://www.bellerbyandco.com/index.php/globes/the-galileo/the-galileo.html) Or, go a step further and order a bespoke globe exactly like you want it.
<a href="http://www.theuncommongreen.com/">The Uncommon Green</a>09Uncommon-Green---iphone-6
[Real Wood Mapscases](http://www.theuncommongreen.com/collections/phone-case) ($35-$36) from The Uncommon Green come in two different colors for either iPhone 5 or iPhone 6 for 11 different U.S. cities. These attractive road maps are etched in wood with a matte texture and slim black casing.
<a href="http://www.raenordico.com/">ræ | nordico</a>10philadelphiatrio2
These [city maps from ræ | nordico](http://www.raenordico.com/) ($50) come in three different unique color schemes for 161 different cities on six continents.
<a href="http://maps.bpl.org/">Boston Public Library</a>11Paris5b
What true map lover wouldn't want to [Save a Map](http://maps.bpl.org/saveamap) ($250 - $23,000) in Boston Public Library's awesome collection of antique maps? You can help restore an irreplaceable map in the name of your friend or loved one. The library has hundreds of historically significant maps in deteriorating condition that need help, including 17th and 18th century atlases, 19th century world maps, and maps from the American Revolutionary War Era.
<a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/">Dark Horse Comics</a>12got-mapmarkers-660
The [Game of Thrones Map and Marker Set](http://www.darkhorse.com/Products/24-148/Game-of-Thrones-Map-Marker-Set-with-Map) (on sale for $199) from Dark Horse Comics is a scaled-down replica of Robb Stark's map of Westeros from the HBO series. The six markers represent the house symbols and should obviously be used to to plot your path to world domination.
<a href="http://www.bestmadeco.com/">Best Made Company</a>13MAP-NOTEBOOK
[The Map Notebook](http://www.bestmadeco.com/products/the-map-notebook) ($20, 3 for $50) from Best Made Company has blank maps with dotted grids on the right-hand pages, and space for notes on the left-hand sides. You'll be ready to map everything, everywhere you go!
<a href="http://www.scratchmap.org/">Scratch Map</a>14Scratch-Map
How many countries have you visited? Show your travels off with a [Scratch Map](http://www.scratchmap.org/) (£12 - £20, ~$19 - $31). These are perfect for the budding cartographer on your list. Get one for the U.S., Europe, or the world (flat or globe). This would have been a lot easier than trying to [fit every state's magnet onto the fridge](http://lunarcaustic.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/us-state-magnets-fridge.jpg?w=1000) -- besides, they made Delaware too big and California too small, which ruined the map of course.
