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“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 Winning Post

February 6, 2018by themaphouse

The ‘Sport of Kings’ was first brought to Great Britain by the Romans. Originally a spectacle for the public, racing continued as a largely private event for centuries after the […]

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Collections, Prints

“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

Map of the Month: “When the bubble bursts”

November 27, 2017by themaphouse

This month’s “Map of the Month” feature discusses the role of speculation and map-making in the Mississippi Bubble of 1720.

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Curiosities, Map of the Month

The Collecting of Nature

November 24, 2017by themaphouse

In Antiquity, amidst the musings of Aristotle on the nature of Man and Man’s physical, intellectual and spiritual relationship with Nature, the study of Natural History was born and the […]

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Collections, Curiosities, Prints

The Making of a Modern River

October 27, 2017by themaphouse

At the beginning of the 19th century the Thames River was much as it had always been – erratic, unruly and navigationally difficult with waters of changeable quality. The port […]

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Collections, Prints

Maps of the Month

August 1, 2017by themaphouse

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 […]

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Collections, Map of the Month

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

Muggletonian Celestial Charts

May 27, 2017by themaphouse Leave a comment

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 […]

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Collections, Curiosities, Map of the Month

London Original Print Fair 2017: Highlights

May 11, 2017by themaphouse Leave a comment

We thoroughly enjoyed our very first London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of the Arts (find out more here).  Thank you to everyone who came to visit us […]

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Exhibitions & Events, Fairs

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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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