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“The Fall of the Roman Empire” – BBC Wales / S4C

January 11, 2018by themaphouse

We opened our galleries to the film crew of Juniper Television for S4C / BBC Wales where they shot an episode for the T. V. documentary series “How Empires Fall”. […]

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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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Mappy Saturday! A special selection of conflict pictorial maps featured in our book "War Map" have JUST been added to our inventory. . "War Map" by director Philip Curtis and Jakob Søndergård Pedersen is a gloriously illustrated record of global conflict in the first half of the 20th Century. Presenting pictorial maps and caricatures from the Second Boer War (1889-1902) up to the Korean War (1950-53) exploring the fascinating and often forgotten stories behind these iconic images. Published by The Map House in 2016. To see the collection visit themaphouse.com and click "Recent Acquisitions". To order the book mail maps@themaphouse.com or click link in bio for Amazon. 📧🙂 Better still come in and see them with your own eyes, we are open 10:30am - 5pm today. #raremaps #caricature #themaphouse #warmap #conflictmaps #design #iconic #pictorialmaps #rare #gallery #graphicdesign #illustration #history #mapping #geography #propaganda #WWI #WWII

Whenever and wherever you spend your Valentine's or Palentine's, we hope that you have a great day ❤... just like these fellows on Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg's city plans of London (1574), Granada (c.1590) and Paris (1572). Where would you go with your best friend? Answers on a postcard (well, in the comments) and we will pick at random a Braun & Hogenberg view to post of one of your favourite destinations 🗺📍 #raremaps #antiquemaps #valentines #palentines #galentines #love #lovemaps #travelbuddy #destination #wanderlust #citymaps #mapping #friendshipgoals

Another busy day on Beauchamp Place and a smashing new 20th Century display in the gallery window featuring; 👨‍🔧 Fritz Kahn's inventive 1926 poster "Man as an Industrial Palace", 🗺 cartographer George Bacon's circa 1909 map of the world showing the British Empire AND 🌌 gorgeous 1950's celestial poster by Lucien Boucher for Air France ( ...and some globes for good measure!) #antiquemaps #raremaps #explore #destination #europe #asia #america #africa #vintage #interiors #london #wanderlust #newyearnewmap #mapping #map #maps #mapa #gallery #globes #celestial #stars

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