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2021 Dutch Election Maps

The center-right VVD party were the biggest winners in yesterday's general election in the Netherlands. This means that the Prime Minist...

The Corridors and Slums of Amsterdam

The fabric of Amsterdam is defined by its canals, its tall narrow buildings and its network of streets and alleys.Amsterdam also has lots of...

The Dutch Election Dot Map

Next Wednesday the Netherlands will hold a general election. Four years ago more than 10 million people voted in the last House of Represent...

Explore Anne Frank's House

Now that you've spent a few weeks confined to a small enclosed space you might be able to imagine the life of Anne Frank with a little m...

The Night Watch of the Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum has a collection of over 1 million paintings and other objects. Unfortunately, like most other major museums aro...

The Interactive Map of Unobtrusive Design

Ongesigneerd (translation: 'Unsigned') is a podcast about unobtrusive design by Dutch broadcasters VPRO. To accompany the new season...

The Contours of Cycling

2017 is definitely the Year of the Travel Time Map. For most of the world this means that there has been an outpouring of maps which show yo...

A Day Trip From Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans

For generations, Zaanse Schans has been a tourist mecca, welcoming tons of visitors from all over the world. It is said to be the jewel of D...

21 Totally Free Things I Did in Amsterdam

Ah, Amsterdam! The world capital of canals and bridges. It has long been a top destination on travelers’ bucket list and it is not hard to f...

A Day Trip From Amsterdam: Giethoorn

I first heard and got to know about Giethoorn via the Bored Panda and almost immediately, I fell in love with its serenity and simplicity.  ...

Mapping Agricultural Landuse

One of my favorite maps from last year was Bert Spaan's Netherland's Building Age Map. His map, created for the Waag website, visua...

Reel-Time Traffic

Wegbeeld is a map of traffic conditions on the Netherlands' motorway network. The map allows you to replay the last three hours of traff...

Visualizing the Growth of Cities with Maps

Mapping History are a Dutch company who produce mapped visualizations and films for museums and heritage organizations. These visualizations...