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May 26, 2013 · by themaphouse · in Fairs. ·

The Map House is proud to be exhibiting at Masterpiece 2013.

‘The best of the best from around the world’

UPDATE: It was fabulous.

A talk at The Map House stand

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For over a century, The Map House has specialized in collecting fine cartographic material. Whether you are planning a visit to our Knightsbridge gallery or are curious about antique maps and prints more generally, we welcome your interest.

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A transformative moment in history was the realisation that the Earth, therefore Man, was not the centre of our Solar System. 🌌💡 This change in perception was principally the work of Nicolaus Copernicus, who was born on this day in 1473. 🌍 Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, polymath and all-round genius, recognised that the long-standing difficulty with the apparent retrograde motion of the planets (when the planets appear to go back on their tracks when observed from earth) could be explained once one accepts both a heliocentric solar system and a turning earth. This idea was so radical, even heretical, that Copernicus only published his theory in "De Revolutionibus" in 1543 over 30 years after he’d first formulated it and while literally on his deathbed.The theory of a heliocentric system was so antithetical to many astronomers, most of whom were churchman, that it was over sixty years after the publication of "De Revolutionibus" before the heliocentric system was generally accepted. During this interregnum astronomers such as Tycho Brahe struggled to formulate a compromise between classical astronomy and “modern” astronomy which didn’t compromise scriptural authority. Find your place in the Universe, visit blog.themaphouse.com and search "Copernicus" to find out more 💫 #raremaps #celestial #maps #mapping #universe #map #🌍 #solarsystem #earth #wow #polymath #16thCentury #💡

‘When Maps Go to War: Pictorial Conflict Maps, 1900-1950’, a free talk by Director of The Map House and co-author of 'War Map', Philip Curtis 🌍🎙 Tomorrow, Thursday 20th February, starting 5pm at @The_Warburg_Institute, @UCL 🏛 For more info, click link in bio. #raremaps #pictorialmaps #map #mapping #history #freeevent #london #geography

Crumbs! What an unusual Edwardian novelty globe biscuit tin. 🍪🌍 Produced in 1906 by one of Britain’s most successful biscuit producers, Huntley & Palmer (est 1822), who became one of the biggest producers of cakes and biscuits in the world. One of the reasons for their success was that they were able to pack and ship their goods internationally (at their peak they were delivering to nearly 140 countries!), arriving in decorative and highly collectable keepsake tins like this globe biscuit tin. This was not just a fantastic method to ship and preserve the biscuits, but a marvellous form of advertising. 🌏 Huntley & Palmer are said to have even sent biscuit tins to the South Pole for Captain Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition (1910-13) - a discovery of their fruitcake was found in at the 1911-12 Winter Quarters in Cape Adare, Antarctica. At the outbreak of the First World War, their biscuits were included in soldier’s rations but the novelty biscuit tins ceased to be produced as tin was required for the war effort. 🌎 The geography on the terrestrial globe highlights the extent of the British Empire in red. When the lid of the tin is lifted, an inscription "Huntley & Palmers Biscuits, Reading & London" can be read. The globe sits upon four brass ball feet and tilts on an axis similar to that of a globe mounted on a pedestal. An example of this globe biscuit tin resides in the V&A Museum's Ironwork Collection. 🌍 #globes #rare #collection #maps #antique #globe #britishempire #history #biscuits #snacks #mondaymorning #cakeculture

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