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The Photographs of Captain Scott

January 23, 2015by themaphouse Leave a comment

Captain Scott and his team reached the South Pole on 17th January 1912, only to find Norwegian Roald Amundsen had got there before him 34 days earlier. We present to […]

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Our collaborative exhibition with @MATCHESFASHION is still on and runs until 28th February. Find out more, link in bio. • Swipe for a better view of George Frederick's impressive 1831 folding wall map of London 🗺👌 • Are you looking for an antique or vintage map of London? Visit our gallery (open 10am 'til 6pm Monday to Friday and 10:30am 'til 5pm on Saturdays!) or email us maps@themaphouse.com • #maps #matchesfashion #themaphouse #antiquemaps #mapping #london #LDN #knightsbridge #mayfair #southkensington #vintage #interiordesign

For #MarbledMonday, a variation of Patrick Abercrombie's influential and important schematic plan of London. • It was designed to be used as a model for the reconstruction of the city after the devastation of World War II. • Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie (1879-1957) was an prominent town planner in the 1930s and 40s. He was commissioned to produce a report for the reconstruction of the city after the end of the World War II. To aid this, he produced several plans of the city, most of them schematic like this map, to illustrate his theories and ideas. • This particular example shows London with the east at the upper edge, with an administrative and commercial centre, including an area dedicated to the Press, another to government as well as others designated for the legal profession as well as "mixed general business and industry" towards the east. This central area is then surrounded by a collection of residential communities. • Printed colour and laid down on archival linen to keep the map in good shape. #maps #1940s #vintagemaps #london #vintage #townplanner #survey #design #infographics #mapping #citymaps #MondayMotivation

过年好! Happy New Year to all of our Chinese followers! 🐀🐉 This attractive map of The Kingdom of China divided into its provinces is by Homann Heir and published circa 1740. Large title cartouche flanked by Chinese dragons. 🐀🐉 #happynewyear2020 #过年好 #happychinesenewyear #maps #mapping #china #raremaps #yearoftherat #lucky #map #yearoftherat2020

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