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BBC News filming, July 2020

July 2, 2020by themaphouse

The Map House hosted BBC News reporter James Waterhouse to film a segment about the newly announced ‘air bridges’ following travel restrictions set in place due to the international corona-virus […]

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Features, Press

Collaborative Exhibition with MATCHESFASHION

November 14, 2019by themaphouse Leave a comment

A collaborative curated and evolving exhibition by The Map House will be on show at 5 Carlos Place from Monday 4th November 2019 onwards.  Please check here to find up […]

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Exhibitions & Events, Features, Prints

Homes & Antiques Magazine, February 2019

January 30, 2019by themaphouse

A fine selection of our sumptuous star maps are featured in this February’s Homes & Antiques Magazine, in their Look to the stars edit, full of stargazing-inspired pieces great for […]

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“The Greatest Explorer that Never Was” – Geographical Magazine, December 2018

November 22, 2018by themaphouse

The Map House features in the December issue of Geographical, Magazine of The Royal Geographical Society, a 5-page Explorers feature by Charles Roberts on George Melville Boynton, the late 19th Century explorer, occasional mapmaker and […]

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Maps of London & Beyond, Adam Dant Exhibition: highlights and press features

July 24, 2018by themaphouse

As our Adam Dant exhibition, Maps of London & Beyond, comes to a close, we thought we would share some of the highlights and press features from the past three weeks. Maps […]

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Exhibitions & Events, Features, Press

“Antarctic Sanctuary: Weddell Sea Quest” Al Jazeera at The Map House

April 20, 2018by themaphouse

In April we welcomed Al Jazeera to The Map House to film part of a documentary in their award-winning Earthrise series and with Greenpeace. Presenter Nick Clark and cameraman Ben […]

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Features, Press

“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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Features, Interviews, Press

BBC This Week with Sajjan Gohel

June 16, 2017by themaphouse Leave a comment

We were recently joined by the BBC’s This Week programme for filming in our galleries. In a personal film, Sajjan Gohel discusses security and terrorism just days after the shocking […]

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Features, Press

Passports: The One Show, with John Simpson

March 28, 2017by themaphouse

BBC’s The One Show visited The Map House for a spot of filming in our galleries to discuss the history of the passport with foreign correspondent and world affairs editor of […]

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Features, Press

Blaeu’s of Brazil

December 16, 2016by themaphouse Leave a comment

These maps impressively detail the Dutch possessions in Brazil.  Whilst these colonies were short lived – only existing from 1630 until 1661 – they are powerful in promoting the colony […]

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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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Striking 1889 geological map of Kent by Ordnance Survey, showing The Isle of Sheppey over towards Whitstable, Margate, Sandwich, Deal and Dover.
Jacques Nicolas Bellin's important and early map of Australia is the finest 18th Century depiction of the continent before explorations by European explorers such as Captain James Cook, despite the imaginary nature of the South and East coastline.
Magnificent 1854 wall map of the United States on two sheets joined with a grape leaf border interspersed with vignettes.

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