There are many treasures to glean from a glance at a beautifully wrought antique map -- just don't expect that any sailor worth his salt ever actually used one while at sea. "Sailors wanted clean ...
A “priceless” rare map of Australia that was understood to be lost forever has been discovered in an attic and returned to its permanent home. Unearthed in 2010 in storage in Sweden where it spent ...
'Caloiero d'Andros, known as the Good Old Man,' map from 'Le Grand Insulaire' by cosmographer André Thevet (1516-1592). MILLON On September 24, the Parisian auction house Millon will be selling a ...
FROM the work of cartographers who first charted the Philippines in the 16 th century to World War II maps used by Japanese or American forces for wartime strategy, Gallery of Prints has remained a ...
Do not read this article unless you have three hours spare immediately afterwards. At OSCON, publisher O'Reilly's Open Source Convention at Portland, Oregon last week, participants -- attendees is far ...
Q I’ve been cleaning out my late father’s belongings and found a bunch of old maps. They are the kind once given away for free by gas stations. I was going to throw them out, but a buddy of mine urged ...
The National Library of Israel received some 466 rare maps and 120 books with prints, illustrations and maps of the Land of Israel, from collector Howard Golden. The antique maps, dating from 1475 to ...
In the digital age, old-fashioned maps were expected to die out. But just look around the room. By Eve M. Kahn This article is part of our Design special section about innovative surfaces in ...
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