The Nearest Point of Heaven and Earth
From Olympus to Vesuvius, Everest to Kilimanjaro, mountains have held a powerful even intoxicating significance to every culture on earth. They have inspired poets, pilgrims and explorers alike and their […]
Category Archives: Map of the Month
The Extraordinary Life of George Melville Boynton
This unusual, and possibly unique, 1908 map of South America is a superb relic of the Heroic Age. It is a recruitment poster for “The Discovery Darkest America Expedition”, a […]
Finding Our Place in the Universe
The story of early mapmaking has always been about the conflict between innate beliefs and empirical evidence. The accuracy of maps was frequently distorted by partial, contradictory and misunderstood geographical […]
Military Map of Zulu Land
Published during the Anglo-Zulu War, this superb map is a rare surviving 19th century campaign map that was actually used by officers in the field during the war. Printed by […]
Map of the Month: “When the bubble bursts”
This month’s “Map of the Month” feature discusses the role of speculation and map-making in the Mississippi Bubble of 1720.
Maps of the Month
One of the privileges of working in The Map House with such a large collection of antique maps is the ability to compare different printings of the same map and […]
Muggletonian Celestial Charts
A set of six of celestial charts demonstrating the Muggletonian sect’s geocentric astronomical theory, which adamantly refuted the Newtonian standpoint. The Muggletonians were an odd religious sect founded in the aftermath […]
Map of the Month
For this entry into our blog, our emphasis moves to Africa, highlighting a series of maps which illustrate one of the most enduring and important quests recorded in the annals […]
Map Of The Month
The focus of our Map of the Month this time is “A Description of East India Conteyning th’Empire of the Great Mogoll.”This is the first regional map of India in […]
Map of the Month
This exquisite piece, engraved by Adriaen Collaert and designed by Johannes Stradanus, was published in Florence c.1600. A tribute to Christopher Columbus, it praises his accomplishments and illustrates the 1492 endeavour to the New […]
