#OldMap

[penny-penzilla]

Is it map Monday already? 🗺️

[lachoco]

Notebook: Lined Pages with Decoration

Are you looking for a new notebook? Do you like old books? If yes, this notebook will be perfect for you. It contains 120 double-sided lined pages. Each page is decorated with a geographical motif to bring uniqueness to the notebook. The cover is stylized on an old book and will stand out among others. This notebook will be perfect for writing notes, thoughts, or dreams.

[axellaniez]

Stamford Raffles

Sir Stamford Raffles, born in 1781, was a British statesman best known for founding modern Singapore. In 1819, Raffles arrived in Singapore, recognizing its strategic importance as a trading post. Negotiating with local rulers, he established a British port, transforming the island into a vital hub for commerce and trade.

During his time in Singapore, Raffles implemented policies that promoted free trade, attracting merchants from around the world. He laid out plans for the city's development, emphasizing urban planning and education. Raffles' vision and administrative skills were crucial in setting the foundation for Singapore's growth into a major global port.

Raffles left Singapore in 1824, but his legacy endures. Often celebrated as the father of modern Singapore, his contributions paved the way for the island's transformation into a thriving metropolis.

Axel Laniez

[vizcart]

With this map of Mt Cervino and Mont Rosa we say goodbye to Italy, at least for the time being, to shift our attention to Great Britain. This map is a real gem in its definition and colouring, the original sheet dates back to 1928 and was produced by the Touring Club Italiano cartographic office.

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[onlineantiques]

An extremely attractive example of Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s 1758 map of Saint Lucia (St. Lucia) or Sainte Lucie in the West Indies. St. Lucia is considered among the most beautiful of the Windward Isles. This map covers this spectacular Caribbean island in considerable detail showing mountains, cities, and forests in Bellin’s distinctive profile style. Good harbors are marked with miniature anchors. A decorative rococo style title cartouche appears in the upper left quadrant. eBay item number 234889214538 #stlucia #bellinmap #stlucie #stluciamap #oldmap #map #cartography #maps #vintagemap #oldmaps #antiquemaps #vintage #vintagemaps #antiquemap #raremaps #history #thcentury #geography #antique #antiquemapsandprints #mapart #art #raremap #travel #alteagallery #worldmap #mapcollecting #mapmaker #antiques #oldmapsandprints https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYNt0EISeM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[blue-belta]

今年デザインした #アンティーク な色の #塗り絵 2種。 #地図 は1月の #塗り絵教室 のモチーフです。 新年最初の教室ということで、白い紙と鹿子色の紙、2枚をおつけしました。 今年はなぜか全員白い紙をお使いでしたので、1枚鹿子色で塗ってみました。 地図の塗り絵は、アレンジの幅が広く楽しめます。 私は紙の折り目を描きました。 折り畳まれた地図を広��たところです。 山折りや谷折りがあるの、わかりますか？ 地図を描くのは私の趣味で長らく描いています。 昨年「地図の塗り絵がしたい」とリクエストをいただいたときは、パーツが小さいため、苦手と感じる方がいらっしゃるかな？と思いましたが、あにはからんや。 みなさん、とっても楽しんでくださっています。 来年の1月も地図にしようっと。 チューリップは2月の教室のアイディアスケッチです。 こちらはアンティークな図鑑風にするつもり。 その後3月は鮮やかな色を楽しみたいな。 #art #coloredpencil #drawing #map #oldmap #antiquemap #holbeincoloredpencil #色鉛筆 #古地図 #beltadesign #ベルタデザイン #1日1絵　#イラストグラム #今日何描こう #今日何描いた ＃絵を描く暮らし #ホルベイン色鉛筆 https://www.instagram.com/p/CnwG6llpYdU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[spaingibraltarchannel]

Love this old #atlas of #spain I found a couple years ago at a local plant store of all places. I was there looking at plants and they had all these old big #books for sale, and this was one of them. It was only like 1 euro. So I couldn’t pass it up. #spain #maps #map #oldmap #españa #madrid #andalucia showing location of #gibraltar and #thestraitofgibraltar #straitofgibraltar #estrechodegibraltar (at La Línea de la Concepción, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmXPpkzsFl2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[esotikaprints]

✨Antique map by Joannes van Doetechum (ca. 1580–1581). Original from The Rijksmuseum ✨ 🌴Discover all Esotika prints on our Etsy shop 👉 Link in bio! ____ #wallartdecor #wallart #vintageprint #vintagewallart #etsyseller #vintagewalldecor #dailyart #fineartpainting #antiqueprints #oldmap #worldmap #esotikaprints https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl9XiTVonTi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thehappyrhino]

Repost @thinkaboutmaps —— Exaggerated relief maps by @thinkaboutmapsshop showing almost all the continents. These are old maps with digitally rendered reliefs. Year of the original maps: Africa (1884), North and Central Americas (1911), South America (1907), Europe (1875), Middle East (1916) and Asia and Australia (1939). 🌀 Posters and framed maps available with 20% off and free shipping worldwide (2D maps). Check out the link in our bio! . FOLLOW @thinkaboutmaps and @thinkaboutmapsshop for more! . . . . . . . 🌀 #thinkaboutmapsshop #thinkaboutmaps #3d #art #map #maps #mapping #old #oldmaps #geology #mountain #relief #topography #southamerica #asia #oceania #australia #europe #africa #northamerica #centralamerica #middleeast https://www.instagram.com/p/ClwUqOkylhk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[qualitycigarboxes]

A personal favorite. Presenting the El Viejo Continente Salomon wood cigar box. Painted a shining gold, it's great for modern day cartographers, charting their own course! It even comes with removable dividers that are great for art and/or office supplies and much more! 🗺⛵

@ebay

[georgiancartographersassociation]

EuroCarto2024

მიმდინარე წლის 8-11 სექტემბერს ავსტრიის დედაქალაქ ვენაში, საერთაშორისო კარტოგრაფიული ასოციაციის ეგიდით, გაიმართა საერთაშორისო სამეცნიერო კონფერენცია EuroCarto2024. კონფერენციას უმასპინძლა ვენის ტექნიკურმა უნივერსიტეტმა. სამეცნიერო ფორუმის ორგანიზატორები იყვნენ: საერთაშორისო კარტოგრაფიული ასოციაცია (ICA), ბრიტანეთის კარტოგრაფიული საზოგადოება (British Cartographyc Societ), ჩეხეთის კარტოგრაფიული საზოგადოება (Česká kartografická společnost). კონფერენციის საორგანიზაციო კომიტეტის ხელმძღვანელი იყო საერთაშორისო კარტოგრაფიული ასოციაციის პრეზიდენტი, ვენის ტექნიკური უნივერსიტეტის პროფესორი, გეორგ გარტნერი. კონფერენციაზე მუშაობდა 20 თემატური სესია: კარტოთეორია, დიზაინი, გეოვიზუალიზაცია, მდგრადობა და კარტოგრაფია, CartoAI, რუკების გამოყენება, გენერალიზაცია, განათლება, ატლასები, თემატური კარტოგრაფია, კარტოგრაფია კატასტროფე��სა და მენეჯმენტში, ანალიზი, ისტორია, VGI და კარტოგრაფია, მდებარეობაზე დაფუძნებული სერვისები, შემეცნებითი კარტოგრაფია, Web კარტოგრაფია, აპლიკაციები, ხელოვნება, დიზაინი და კარტოგრაფია, ტოპონიმიკა და ტოპოგრაფია. კონფერენციის მუშაობაში მონაწილეობდა მსოფლიოს 50 ქვეყნის 350 მეცნიერი. კონფერენციის მუშაობაში მონაწილეობა მიიღო ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტის მეცნიერთა 6 წევრიანმა ჯგუფმა ასოცირებული პროფესორის, ალექსანდრე ასლანიკაშვილის სახელობის საქართველოს კარტოგრაფთა ასოციაციის პრეზიდენტის, თენგიზ გორდეზიანის ხელმძღვანელობით (დელეგაციის წევრები: თენგიზ გორდეზიანი, გოჩა გუძუაძე, გიორგი დვალაშვილი, მანანა შარაშენიძე, თინათინ ნანობაშვილი და რომან კუმლაძე). კონფერენციას სტუმრის სტატუსით ესწრებოდა ასოცირებული პროფესორი რობერტ მაღლაკელიძე. ქართული დელეგაციის წარმომადგენლებმა კონფერენციაზე წარადგინეს 7 პრეზენტაცია (2 ზეპირი მოხსენება და 5 სასტენდო მოხსენება). ქართველ მეცნიერთა მოხსენებები ძირითადად შეეხებოდა კარტოგრაფიის ისეთ მიმართულებებს, როგორებიცაა: კარტოგრაფიის თეორია, ატლასური კარტოგრაფია და თემატური კარტოგრაფია. ქართველ მეცნიერთა ჯგუფი მომავალი თანამშრომლობისა და განვითარების ნიშნით დატვირთულნი დაბრუნდნენ სამშობლოში. წარმატებები ვუსურვოთ ქართულ კარტოგრაფიულ მეცნიერებას, რომელსაც ძალიან მდიდარი ტრადიციები გააჩნია!!!

ზუსტ და საბუნებისმეტყველო მეცნიერებათა ფაკულტეტის, გეოგრაფიის დეპარტამენტის ასოცირებული პროფესორი, ალექსანდრე ასლანიკაშვილის სახელობის საქართველოს კარტოგრაფთა ასოციაციის პრეზიდენტი, თენგიზ გორდეზიანი

[weemsbotts]

For the Sake of Bread? The State of Main Street in the 1780s

By: Lisa Timmerman, Executive Director

 On 11/19/1787, Prince William County men and women petitioned the Virginia General Assembly with a few key requests. Keep merchant activity limited to identified merchant houses on Main Street, condemn any unwholesome provisions, prevent nuisances and obstructions, and provide good quality bread.

“It is found that evils have arisen to the Town as well as the Country, from the Country people and Negroes being permitted to bring provisions and carry to private Houses or hawk about the Streets, and they conceive it would prevent frauds and secure better the health of the Inhabitants that the Market people should be confined to a certain House, which has lately been built for the purpose of a Market House – they likewise beg leave to represent, that they have been greatly imposed upon in the weight and quality of the bread made by the Bakers, and that whilst their Sister Towns are receiving twenty eight ounces of good bread for four pence they are paying the same price for Sixteen ounces, frequently of very indifferent bread – they likewise beg leave to represent the necessity of repairing and keeping in good order the Main Street in the Town of Dumfries (being the great road leading from North to South), of a night watch being established for the protection of the Inhabitants and the security of their property, and the prevention and removals of all obstructions and nuisances from the said Town & Streets – To the ends that such grievances be removed and regulations made, it is submitted to the wisdom and consideration of the House, either to reinvest the Trustees of the said Town or else to require a certain number of the Inhabitants to be chosen annually by the freeholders and Housekeepers, with power to Answer the above purposes, and that in either case they shall have powers to confine the market people to certain Market Houses and to consider all bad and unwholesome provisions, to regulate the above and quality of bread and condense the bad, to prevent and remove nuisances, and to make a reasonable and Small Assessment on property and by [poll] to make and keep the said Main Street in good Order and to establish and support a night Watch – It is judged best to vest such powers in the Trustees, it is submitted to the Wisdom of the House, whether in all cases of vacancies by Death or removal of any of the Trustees, such vacancies should not be filled up by the voice of a majority of the freeholders and Housekeepers of the said Town, and that only a freeholder or Housekeeper an Inhabitant of the said Town shall in any event be eligible – and Your petitioners shall ever pray–”

The original trustees of the Town in 1749 were John Graham, Peter Hedgeman, William Fitzhugh, George Mason, Joseph Blackwell, Richard Blackburn, and Thomas Harrison. By 1787, we find support for the trustees by over sixty men and one woman: William Carr, [A] Henderson, James Muschet, John Gibson, Philip Dawe, Sarah Williams, Richard Graham, William Linton, William McDaniel, Alexander Lithgory, John Linton, Timothy Brundige, Fran Ballendine, George Graham, to name a few.

(Behold this beautiful map drawn by Lee Lansing! This specific sheet is not on display, although you will see copies of this map on our walls!)

But how do we go from securing Main Street to “indifferent bread”? While the petitioners in Dumfries fixated on regulations, safety measures, and possible preventive actions for the merchants and their heavily traveled routes, they could look to their “sister town” of Alexandria to see how they addressed the problem of flour and bread regulation. One month prior, on 10/19/1787, merchants in Alexandria petitioned for a change in flour inspection laws. James Keith, John Murray, John Dunlop and 80 other merchants appeared with a request to make Virginia like Philadelphia, which, according to them, exported the best flour in America due to its’ rigid inspection. “That the city of Philadelphia has for a great Number of years carried on a very extensive Flour Trade and the Flour shipped from that Port has been generally held in higher Estimation in all foreign markets than the Flour shipped from any other part of the Continent…” They proposed granting an inspector the power to nominate and appoint deputies and inspector of bread. Interestingly, the petition from Alexandria includes the following reason for one inspector, “Whereas when there is but a single person to perform the Duties and becomes responsible for the [Inadversaries] or Frauds which may be committed, the Dread and Apprehension of a Detection will keep up an attention which will rarely be procured by any other means…”

Their different emphasis and approaches to quality assurance highlight the differing society and geography. The petitioners from Dumfries focused on their prejudices against “the Country people and Negroes,” who they blamed for lowering the reputation of merchants and ultimately jeopardizing the quality of the products. By trying to regulate the street itself, they acknowledged the importance of the thoroughfare, especially at a time when Quantico Creek was showing signs of strain. Alexandria’s petitioners also worried about the “evils” of society, but were more engrossed with the consequences of poor inspection and fraudulent workers. “It is unnecessary for your Petitioners to point out to the Honorable House the Benefits – which a County will enjoy or the Evils it will sustain from the good or ill Reports respecting the Quality of the Staple.” The following year, the merchants from Alexandria petitioned again noting potential dire consequences of the act approved on 11/23/1787. “That the good designs of the Legislature in passing the Act for Regulating the Inspection of Flour & Bread on the 23d of November will be entirely Defeated, without speedy remedy to the last paragraph of said Act for the recovery of the penalties and forfeitures. Particularly as respect deficient weight of flour & Bread brought to market to sale, an enormity common to at least one with part of all the flour brought to this market.”

By 1787, we find the wealthy landowners in and around Dumfries actively seeking a solution to the silting creek. Cuthbert Bullitt and others petitioned for the “Town of Newport,” which would have occupied the Bullitt lands on Possum Point around the mouth of Quantico Creek. The idea was to help attract the river trade and lessen the economic impact from Quantico Creek. While Newport never materialized beyond documents, we can study the various ways the residents of Dumfries responded to perceived adversaries. As tobacco fell out of favor and other goods advanced, we find people in the 1780s petitioning the general assembly demanding delicious and competitive bread.

Note: On Monday, 02/20, our educators will host “The Cherry Tree & Me” program featuring the famous cherry tree folklore! Create a mask, think about your own family stories, and reenact the famed Weems’ tale as we commemorate Presidents Day. Masks and free tickets required, click here!

(Sources: Inhabitants of Dumfries: Petition, 1787, Merchants & Inhabitants of Alexandria: Petition, 1787, Merchants, Traders, & Other Inhabitants: Petition, 1788, LVA: Legislative Petitions Digital Collection; HDVI Archives)

[alchemisland]

oldmaps

Maps so old they’ve got mould  Holes in which I stored things I stole Epping Forest tomorrow  Ditch a body Bring a stove  Shallow grave Pitch up on it Life I stole head I stoved Out as I roved Going where none are  Nest, ineptitude’s reprieve  Eden out of reach  Sparks reach me, here I’m best Alone and still competing question begs  Who wins the race  Them who stayed or them who…

[vizcart]

Pyrenees, shaded relief geological map.

🗺️ 𝗠𝗔𝗣 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢

Carte géologique des Pyrénées / dressée par Emm. de Margerie ; et Fr. Schrader, Annuaire du C. A. F. 1891, Hachette (Paris). Source: Gallica.

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[onlineantiques]

Antique Framed & Glazed Hand Coloured Map of Bermuda eBay item number 234812848674 #maps #bermuda #bermudamap #antique #antiquemap #oldmaps #williamblaeu #blaeu #blaeumaps #antiqueshop https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6_lAroNnU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[blue-belta]

1月の #塗り絵教室 のモチーフは #地図 。 そのアイディアスケッチです。 前回の地図塗り絵に比べて、パーツを大きくし、塗りやすくお好きな色を使いやすくするつもり。 これからもう少しデザインを整理する予定です。 地図のオンライン教室は、1月17日（火）と22日（日）です。 地図を仕上げてみたいたい方、ぜひどうぞ♪ ところで、 今日は #色の日 だそう。 1月6日の語呂合わせ。 それに因んで、色相環もポストしました。 これまで三原色相当の色鉛筆でたくさんの色を作る講座をしてきましたが（人気講座でした）今は #三菱ユニ を使ったレッスンを@lakit_official さんで受講できます。 お手軽価格のキットもありますので、ぜひご活用くださいね！ #art #coloredpencil #drawing #fabercastell #polychromos #oldmaps #pensketch #map #色鉛筆 #ペンスケッチ #ファーバーカステル #ポリクロモス #1日1絵 #イラストグラム #今日何描こう #今日何描いた #絵を描く暮らし https://www.instagram.com/p/CnEn66ApHKC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=