The Map Shop to Close
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 at 17:56
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Allan B (Sunshine Coast)
.
The Map
Shop in
Adelaide is about to close forever.
Story here.
Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 at 18:51
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 at 18:51
There was another map
shop in Unley Road. We were good friends with the owners. That shut a couple of years ago.
The one in the city was/is an exceptional
shop, as was the one in Unley Road..
One of our main expenses in preparation for a remote trip in the 60s and 70s was buying the 1:250,000 survey maps for the area we were going to visit. I still have most of them.
I really like a good paper map.
Cheers,
Peter
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Follow Up By: Member - nick boab - Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 at 21:09
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 at 21:09
Peter , That was a great
shop, very helpful people .
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Reply By: Alan McCall - Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 at 21:28
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 at 21:28
I met member Phil B in the Map
Shop in
Perth before it closed. A magnet for explorer types.
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Monday, Apr 20, 2026 at 12:26
Monday, Apr 20, 2026 at 12:26
That Phil B bloke gets around. We also first met him randomly - not a map
shop but at a fuel stop in the
Perth Hills. About 25 years ago!!
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 at 21:14
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 at 21:14
Hello
Under the assumption you are talking about the
Perth Map Centre in
Hay Street - slight change of location and management etc , but still exists
Perth Map Centre/Map World .... and they still sell some of my scanned/georeferenced maps :) (very occasionally)
Cheers
Greg
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Follow Up By: Alan McCall - Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 at 22:03
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 at 22:03
Greg - yes
Hay st.
I spent many a lunchtime there. Good to hear they are still around, even if they're not the originals
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 at 22:20
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 at 22:20
Gidday, One of the original owners (AFAIK) still running the show so as original, for comparison, as current AC/DC or Queen, I suppose :)
Cheers Greg
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Reply By: Member - wicket - Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 at 08:26
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 at 08:26
The
shop is still very viable, he just needs someone with the appropriate background to run it .
So please everyone put out the word to all your fellow map lovers that a new owner is needed.
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Reply By: Stephen L (Clare) SA - Monday, Apr 20, 2026 at 11:55
Monday, Apr 20, 2026 at 11:55
I know it’s a real pity, but there is still a great place in
Melbourne to get good quality maps from Meridian maps, that have a great variety of books as
well, and they purchased Westprint Maps.
Here is their site
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Follow Up By: Member - Jim S1 - Monday, Apr 20, 2026 at 13:36
Monday, Apr 20, 2026 at 13:36
Have been using Meridian for years. Great
shop , and some excellent maps , especially for Victoria.
Cheers
Jim
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