Recycled Map Wallet - Canberra Southern Suburbs - Explore Australia

Where are you heading? This handmade wallet is crafted from the original pages of the 1995 BP Explore Australia: The Complete Touring Companion — a classic from the era before GPS and smartphones.

This wallet features a detailed street map of Canberra & Southern Suburbs, spanning Tuggeranong, Woden, and the ACT's southern reaches to the NSW border.

The front showcases the outer southern suburbs of Theodore, Gordon, Conder, and Banks, with the Canberra Nature Park in green, and the inner suburbs of Weston Creek, Woden, Phillip, Hughes, and Narrabundah below. The back reveals the full sweep of Canberra's south, from Tuggeranong, Chapman, Fisher, Pearce, and Kambah in the west, through Mawson, Isaacs, Farrer, Torrens, Wanniassa, Fadden, Oxley, Monash, Gowrie, Macarthur, Chisholm, Gilmore, Isabella Plains, and Richardson to the east, with the ACT/NSW border clearly marked.

Open it up and you'll find the inner pocket features the headline of  Canberra & Southern Suburbs, showing Yarralumla, Parkes, Barton, Deakin, Forrest, Kingston, Curtin, Hughes, Woden, Narrabundah, Symonston, Duntroon, Pialligo, and Eyskwick, with Lake Burley Griffin at its heart.

It is lined with the iconic 'Canberra — The Nation's Capital' heading page.

A practical and stylish travel accessory, it's perfectly sized for cash, cards, a passport, and travel documents.

Whether you grew up in Tuggeranong, worked in Woden, or dream of exploring Australia's capital, this wallet carries a story no mass-produced accessory ever could.

• Upcycled from a genuine 1995 BP Explore Australia road atlas
• Front: Theodore, Gordon, Conder, Banks, Canberra Nature Park, Weston Creek, Woden, Phillip, Hughes, Narrabundah
• Back: Tuggeranong, Chapman, Fisher, Pearce, Kambah, Mawson, Isaacs, Farrer, Torrens, Wanniassa, Fadden, Oxley, Monash, Gowrie, Macarthur, Chisholm, Gilmore, Isabella Plains, Richardson
• Inner pocket:— Canberra & Southern Suburbs (Yarralumla, Parkes, Barton, Deakin, Forrest, Kingston, Duntroon, Pialligo)
• 'Canberra — The Nation's Capital' lining
• Magnetic snap closure
• Fits passport, cash, cards, and travel documents
• Dimensions: 19 cm × 10 cm
• Designed and handmade in Queensland, Australia

As with all upcycled paper goods, your wallet may experience gentle creasing with use - each mark a part of its story.

Dispatched from Redcliffe, Queensland.

Within Australia flat rate shipping of $10 and free shipping over $90

International shipping flate rate of $30 AUD

Returns and exchanges accepted within 10 business days of you receiving your item.

Please note that I typically post your parcel within 2 business days and will notify you if otherwise.

No two designs are the same!

I love to collect vintage and retro books, magazines and other special documents such as sheet music and street directories to create a unique collection of wallets.

When designing a wallet, I select and cut out the pages (one for the outside and one for the lining) and cover them with clear PVC to have a waterproof protection.

From there I carefully stitch together the pages and fold them over to create your wallet, adding a Lyssy May label in the process to ensure its handmade story is shared.