“I wanted something unique, something nobody else had. But every idea I had – it had already been done,” says Britta Oelschlaeger. The 33-year-old photographer, who hails from the city of Hannover, knew she wanted a large tattoo on her back. Eschewing more popular designs as elves, dragons, dolphins and roses, she looked for ten years until she found this 1896 map of her hometown. “I’m a fan of Hannover’s football team and I’m completely crazy about maps,” the artist explained her choice of tattoo.
It took the tattooist 7 hours to etch the outlines of that late 19th-century city plan on her back, and it will take many more to etch in the various hues of brown and green to give it the exact look as the original map. According to the AP press report, Oelschlaeger’s daughter is absolutely thrilled with her mom’s cool and original tattoo. Hannover is the capital city of Lower Saxony, one of Germany’s constituent Länder. 1896 happens to be the founding year of Hannover 96, Oelschlaeger’s favourite football club.
Image found here on the website of 20 Minuten, a German-language Swiss news service.
reminds me of the italian job poster
http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/ty5.jpg
Comment by mu — June 3, 2007 @ 11:13 pm
I have to say that “20 Minuten” isn’t really a news service, as it’s more of a billboard/gossip/trivia/rumors service. Of course they would claim to make news, but in reality it’s more like “Featuring everything else but information”.
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Comment by Miguel — June 4, 2007 @ 4:52 pm
I’d chart it.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Comment by Jon — June 5, 2007 @ 5:14 pm
I like to stare at maps. And, coincidentally, the backsides of women…
-M
Comment by Wolfy — June 13, 2007 @ 8:22 pm
wow, I hope she doesen´t regrett that tatoo
sincerery sofia
Comment by Sofia — June 14, 2007 @ 5:41 am
wow, amazing :)
Very beautiful tattoo :P
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Definitely an original.
Comment by Stiletto — June 19, 2007 @ 1:46 pm
At least if she has an accident, gets amnesia and ends up needing help with her past, her back will give a starting point…..a photo overlayed on Google Earth will do the job. As long as they don’t mistake a mole as a “this is my house” marker….or she moves.
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don’t get me wrong, 1 i love whole back tattoos, especially on girls, cuz it means we mean fuckin business. not to mention all the awesome backless clothes you get to wear to show it off.
and i think this is incredibly original.
i just find it ironic that she wanted something no one else had yet… has, and pardon my french, a tramp stamp, tribal none the less.
just something i thought i’d note.
but kudos on the map, i think that’s stellar.
(pardon any mispellings)
Comment by Shly — October 8, 2007 @ 1:32 pm
Wow, now that is dedication to cartography. Very cool tattoo, but i wonder if it’s to scale?
Comment by trademark registration — December 9, 2007 @ 8:10 pm
Wow, I wonder how long it took to do that with the whole map and all?
Comment by Tattoo — February 6, 2008 @ 2:32 am
I have considered a map of Chile down the length of my arm… would make more sense if I was Chilean.
Comment by RussellPie — March 12, 2008 @ 11:20 pm
this pretty girls got an awesome tatoos… but still cute to see.. ^_^
Beautiful tattooed Girls
Comment by baki — April 15, 2008 @ 9:08 pm
What happens if they decide to add new streets? Great artistic tattoo though.
Comment by Mike Larry — April 28, 2008 @ 5:33 pm
Unique for sure. Would like to see the final product after the color was added.
Comment by Joker Tattoo Supplies — June 5, 2008 @ 1:31 am
in our religon : the tato is not allaowed.
its not beautiful any way >>> i dont like it from her …
You better go and hide it …
Comment by Yasser-Oxygen — June 8, 2008 @ 9:21 am
why in the world would you do that to yourself???
Comment by MEtho — June 11, 2008 @ 7:57 pm
‘in our religon : the tato is not allaowed.’
Big surprise.
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Since you’re writing in English you should no more call it Hannover than you would call Rome Roma. It’s Hanover, with one “n”.
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How sweet! Very interestig idea, but model herself isnt so great…
But sweet anyway.
Comment by tattooadvisor — September 12, 2008 @ 8:53 pm
This tattoo reminds me of WaterWorld. You know the kid with a map on her back? Nice one!
Comment by tattoo website — April 11, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
I hate the barbaric practice of tattooing, especially on the body of a woman, but I must say, if you’re going to get one, you might as well get something you can be pretty damn certain no one else has ever had.
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These pages show the final version of her map, now coloured in … http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000124487.php and http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/ich-bin-96/die-motive.html
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