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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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 […]
Blaeu’s of Brazil
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 […]