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 […]
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“The Fall of the Roman Empire” – BBC Wales / S4C
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”. […]
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.
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 […]
xyHt Magazine January 2015 Issue – Maps as Art
This month, The Map House are featured in xyHt Magazine. Our spectacular Anthanasius Kircher copper-engraving, “Systema Ideale Pyrophylaciorum”, was selected for their article discussing Maps as Art. This magnificent work […]
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