The Map House

Main Menu

Skip to content

About
Planning Your Visit

Monthly Archives: January 2018

“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”. […]

Read Article →

Features, Interviews, Press

Post navigation

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.

www.themaphouse.com

Categories

Exhibitions & Events
- Fairs
Globes
Map of the Month
Posters
Press
- Features
- Interviews
Prints
Publications
- The Mapping of Antarctica
- War Map
Specialist Catalogues
- Collections
- Curiosities

Search

Sign up to our Newsletter.

Follow us on Twitter

Follow us on Instagram

On this day in 1756, influential British #caricaturist and #printmaker, James Gillray was born. We take a look at one of his most #iconic satires "The Plumb Pudding in Danger - or - State Epicures taking un Petit Souper" #published in 1805. He depicts the #British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and #Napoleon Bonaparte at odds – seated before a steaming plum pudding in the form of a #globe – Pitt claiming the Ocean and Napoleon hungrily carving #Europe for himself. Although #Britain is left unscathed in the middle, her position is far from certain. A recognisable image has been re-worked over #history to reflect modern conflicts the #world over... Read the article: blog.themaphouse.com/2015/12/24/the-plum-pudding-in-danger/

🌎🌍🌏Happy Saturday! We are open 10:30am until 5pm today for all your #antique #map and engraving needs. 🌎🌍🌏 . #maps #mapa #mappa #world #globe #engraving #prints #topographical #geography #history #mundi #original #destination #london #travel #gift #vintage #luxury #SW3 #interiordesign #collection #gallery #mappydays #knightsbridge #kensington #shopping #chelsea

On this day in 1786, Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard became the first people to climb to the summit of #MontBlanc 🏔 In the 18th century natural #philosophers began conducting trips for the purposes of #scientific study with the glaciers of the Mont Blanc range being of particular interest.🎒 In 1760 the naturalist Horace-Benedict de Saussure offered a reward for whosoever could reach its #peak, the tallest in #Europe, but it would be some 25 years before the prize was claimed by Balmat and Paccard. Ascents for their own sake remained exceptional until the next century. 🗺 This #climbing season, ascend to "The Nearest Point of Heaven and Earth" and learn about the discoveries of #artists and #adventurers through our #collection. Visit blog.themaphouse.com

Archives

Blog at WordPress.com.