braille – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:33:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg braille – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 Middle-earth in Braille https://www.maproomblog.com/2024/02/middle-earth-in-braille/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:33:15 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1826415 More]]> A photograph of a braille/tactile map of Middle-earthAmong the tactile and braille maps sold by Adaptations, the store run by San Francisco-based LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, is this bundle of braille/tactile maps of Middle-earth. “The maps have raised lines, textures, and braille. There are 7 maps of Middle Earth, each focusing on different features (regions, settlements, mountains, forests, rivers and bodies of water). There are also two detailed maps: the Shire and Mordor.”

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