#MapCollectors

[stefanzl]

Can she, tho? 🤔 A meme created from my map 'The Holy Roman Empire in 1337' 🗺️—for those who don't find maps interesting on their own 😅

[vizcart]

Shaded relief map with 3D effect of a topographic map of Bordeaux (France), produced and published by Great Britain War Office, in GSGS 2738 series in 1943.

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[nyc-urbanism]

#MapMondays - How did Queens get it's confusing street names? This post-consolidation map shows Long Island City streets and their legal status. Streets colored yellow were in the process of acquiring by the city. Two years earlier Queens had become a Borough of New York City, consolidating the many independent towns and villages of Queens, seen in the second map from 1891. Private streets were acquired to connect the Borough, but each village had its own street naming system, with most of the streets having alphabetical, worded names. In the following decade, the city would institute a massive street numbering grid system for the Borough, with east-west avenues increasing in number from north to south and north-south streets from west to east. Some neighborhoods like Flushing, with many diagonal streets, would keep their old names and the Rockaway Peninsula would get its own numbering system. Other exemptions include #Ridgewood, who would share its grid and name system with its #Brooklyn neighbor, #Bushwick. In connecting two separate street systems, there would frequently be one or more short streets between two numbered streets. To give those streets a name, the rule was as follows: "If a single street should fall between 20th and 21st Streets, it would be called 20th Place; if two streets should be left in this way, the first would be designated as 20th Place and the second as 20th Lane. A similar system is used in the case of avenues, or highways running east and west; but in this instance, in order to avoid confusion, the terms, "Road" and "Drive" are employed instead of "Place" and "Lane." In some localities short curved streets have also been projected, as in Forest Hills, Douglaston, etc.; these are called "Terraces" or "Crescents."" (The American City, February 1928) What do you think about the numbering system? Confusing? Tap to purchase a map, use code FALL30 for 30% OFF. #mapmonday #queens #queensny #longislandcity #astoria #flushing #sunnyside #sunnysidequeens #queenshistory #nyhistory #nychistory #map #historicmap #mapcollector #mappingnyc #urbanism #nycurbanism #ravenswood #dutchkills #newtowncreek #greenpoint #hunterspoint #eastriver #bronx (at Long Island City) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3nM-iHHHdU/?igshid=1oe04onb8myu9

[oldmapslibrary]

Happy Monday! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A gorgeous reprint map of Cambridgeshire, 1750 by Emanuel Bowen. He was a Welsh map engraver, who achieved the unique distinction of becoming Royal Mapmaker to both to King George II of Great Britain and Louis XV of France. He was highly regarded by his contemporaries for producing some of the largest, most detailed and most accurate maps of his era. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The map is divided into hundreds, drawn from surveys, assisted by the most approved modern maps, with a variety of improvements. Illustrated with historical extracts relative to the soil, air, natural produce, manufactures, trade, prevent the state of its principal towns. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⭐︎ Cambridgeshire is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. The city of Cambridge is the county town. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Old Maps Library specialises in the reprint of Vintage Maps and Illustrations between the 17th to 19th centuries. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ We have a beautiful collection of Old Maps and Vintage Illustrations on our website. → www.oldmapslibrary.com . . . #oldmaps #vintagemaps #countymap #antiquemaps #cambridgemap #maplover #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #historicalmap #antiquemapsandprints #mapcollector (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaPdmJvoGuw/?utm_medium=tumblr

[livwanillustration]

Map of Belgium print, jigsaw puzzle and postcard are available in my shops NOW! Made in UK with Love. #mapofbelgium #belgium🇧🇪 #belgiumtravel #belgiumtrip🇧🇪 #belgiumillustration #giftforbackpacker #belgiumgift #LivWan #mappostcard #mapart #mapmaker #mapcollector #mapcollecting #mapsasart #theydrawandtravel #illustratorforhire #travelart #smallbusiness (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKtZ7GEHeLC/?igshid=q2jglwe2b6xy

[busaccagallery]

For Sale 🔥 Rare Old Map 1700, America Settentrionale, California As An Island.

https://www.busaccagallery.com/catalog.php?itemid=6439#

🔥 See some of the important maps from the early history of cartography at 🔥 Busacca Gallery.

#Cartography #AntiqueCartography #OldMaps #Maps #AntiqueMaps #RareMaps #AncientMaps #America #California #OldMap #CaliforniaMap #OldCalifornia #MapCollector #MapCollections #MapGallery #BusaccaGallery #ArtMap #MapPrint #MackDesign #InteriorDesign #FramedArt #FramedMap #HomeDecor #OfficeDecor #Luxury #LuxuryDesign

[vizcart]

With this map, one of the last for the time being dedicated to Italy, we return a little to the beginning by presenting the island of Sicily, of which we have already published a soil map from 1967.

This map required a longer intervention because it was split in half and ruined by time, being a document from 1943. We chose to leave behind the dusty look of an archive document and give it new life with a stronger colouring.

🗺️ 𝗠𝗔𝗣 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 Isola di Sicilia, prepared and published by Istituto Geografico Militare (Florence) in 1943. Source: Gallica BNF

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[oldmapslibrary]

Happy Wednesday! Today we are taking a journey to the beautiful British region, The Lakes of Cumberland & Westmoreland. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Old Maps Library reprint is a striking and detailed regional map and it includes vignettes of Carlisle Castle, Skiddaw near Keswick, Ambleside, View From Low Door Inn, Drewent Water, Crown Hotel, Bowness Windermere, Newby Bridge Inn Windermere and Lancaster Castle. Published by John Tallis & engraved by John Rapkin, 1851 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ John Tallis (1817-1876) was a British map publisher. Born in the Midlands, Tallis came to London in the 1840s and began his London career with a series of remarkable London street views. . . . #oldmaps #vintagemaps #britishisles #antiquemaps #britishcounties #thelakes #ilovehistory #instamaps #ukmaps #wallart #mapstagram #maplover #walldecorations #homeofficedecor #mapsandillustrations #oldmapsarecool #walldecorideas #location #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #historicalmap #mapsoftheworld #amazingmaps #antiquemapsandprints #framedmaps #wallframes #vintagemapsforsale #mapcollector (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXkCyxlefd/?igshid=6wwewx5pj3hw

[oldmapslibrary]

Happy Thursday! Happy Saint Patrick's Day, patron saint of Ireland!🍀 He was born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century, and he was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned about 432 CE to convert the Irish to Christianity. By the time of his death on March 17, 461, he had established monasteries, churches, and schools. Many legends grew up around him—for example, that he drove the snakes out of Ireland and used the shamrock ☘️to explain the Trinity. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To celebrate today a gorgeous Ireland Map, 1798 by William Faden. Reprint Old Maps Library, 2022. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ Old Maps Library specialises in the reprint of Vintage Maps and Illustrations between the 17th to 19th centuries. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔎 Our prints are linen backed by hand, this technique gives it more durability and a beautiful vintage finish look. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Linen backing is a technique that mapmakers used in the past as a solution to keep the maps stronger for long journeys and weather changes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔎Nowadays, this technique is an important conservation method for restoring and preserving vintage maps and posters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Our maps are folded and fitted into a marbled slipcase. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you also fascinated by old maps? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Travel back to moments in time and discover the world heritage!" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ We have a beautiful collection of Old Maps and Vintage Illustrations on our website. Link on our bio. . . . #oldmaps #vintagemaps #irelandmap #haritalar #ilovehistory #instamaps #maps #wallart #mapstagram #maplover #walldecorations #homeofficedecor #mapsandillustrations #oldmapsarecool #walldecorideas #saintpatrickday #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #mapsoftheworld #amazingmaps #antiquemapsandprints #framedmaps #wallframes #vintagemapsforsale #mapcollector (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbNlJw_IpDN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[oldmapslibrary]

Happy Monday! Holidays is almost over! Not so much of a holiday for us, as we were busy bees working around our favourites summer markets, Edinburgh, @westendfair @3d2devents, and of course our beloved Portobello Market, #visitportobello. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From tomorrow we are back in London enjoying the last few days before school starts, and then is time to get ready for Christmas Markets! Crazy how fast it goes! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, from today I will share with you some of my favourite London Maps. Starting with this gorgeous William Faden, 1800 map, Twenty Miles around London. A large circular map of the environs of London from Windsor, in the west, to Stanford-le-Hope, in the east, and Hertford in the north, to Reigate in the south. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We have a great collection of reprint of vintage maps on our website. Come and visit our online shop. Link in our bio 🔝 . . . #oldmaps #vintagemaps #londonmaps #antiquemaps #riverthames #mapoflondon #ilovehistory #instamaps #maps #wallart #mapstagram #maplover #walldecorations #homeofficedecor #mapsandillustrations #oldmapsarecool #walldecorideas #citymaps #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #historicalmap #mapsoftheworld #amazingmaps #antiquemapsandprints #framedmaps #vintagemapsforsale #mapcollector (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTNKSA7okj_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[oldmapslibrary]

Happy Tuesday! Wherever you are I hope you are having a great day. Over here at Old Maps Library we are busy getting ready to go to the beautiful Edinburgh. We are going to be there from the 7th to 29th of August at the West End Fair, Prince Street, during Fringe Festival. We are counting the days & are very excited to go back! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If by any chance you are around Scotland this month, come and visit us in the Arch's of Saint Johns Church grounds. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ " Travel back in time & Discover the World heritage" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ Old Maps Library specialises in the reprint of Vintage Maps and Illustrations between the 17th to 19th centuries. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔎 Our prints are linen backed by hand, this technique gives it more durability and a beautiful vintage finish look. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Linen backing is a technique that mapmakers used in the past as a solution to keep the maps stronger for long journeys and weather changes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔎Nowadays, this technique is an important conservation method for restoring and preserving vintage maps and posters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Our maps are folded and fitted into a marbled slipcase. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ We have a beautiful collection of Old Maps and Vintage Illustrations on our website. Link in our bio. . . . #oldmaps #vintagemaps #westendfair #3d2devents #antiquemaps #3d2d #ilovehistory #instamaps #maps #wallart #mapstagram #maplover #walldecorations #homeofficedecor #mapsandillustrations #oldmapsarecool #walldecorideas #fringefestival #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #historicalmap #mapsoftheworld #amazingmaps #antiquemapsandprints #framedmaps #wallframes #vintagemapsforsale #mapcollector (at Edinburgh, Scotland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHTR7sIyL7/?utm_medium=tumblr

[oldmapslibrary]

Happy Wednesday! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I looooooove maps! Do you? To me ancient maps are filled with history and memories. It is a perfect gift! Having a framed old map of your favourite place will create a beautiful piece to keep the travel dreams and make your home really special. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ London Map - Mogg's Strangers Guide to London, 1834 reprint by Old Maps Library, 2021. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ Old Maps Library specialises in the reprint of Vintage Maps and Illustrations between the 17th to 19th centuries. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔎 Our prints are linen backed by hand, this technique gives it more durability and a beautiful vintage finish look. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Linen backing is a technique that mapmakers used in the past as a solution to keep the maps stronger for long journeys and weather changes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔎Nowadays, this technique is an important conservation method for restoring and preserving vintage maps and posters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Our maps are folded and fitted into a marbled slipcase. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ We have a beautiful collection of Old Maps and Vintage Illustrations on our website. 🔝Link in our bio. . . . . . . #oldmaps #vintagemaps #londmap #antiquemaps #mapoflondon #haritalar #ilovehistory #instamaps #maps #wallart #mapstagram #maplover #walldecorations #homeofficedecor #mapsandillustrations #oldmapsarecool #walldecorideas #citymap #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #historicalmap #mapsoftheworld #amazingmaps #antiquemapsandprints #framedmaps #wallframes #vintagemapsforsale #mapcollector (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR34ivRNfuB/?utm_medium=tumblr

[oldmapslibrary]

Happy Wednesday! Old maps have been part of human history for thousands of years. The oldest known world map, the Imago Mundi, was chiselled on a clay tablet in ancient Babylon in 6 B.C. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To me ancient maps have the magic of taking us back in time and see the birth of the modern world. It takes us on a journey through the eyes of historians and cartographers, and where they've imprinted their dreams and draw their ideas. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here at Old Maps Library, we love how we can use an old map to explore the history of a new world, and what we can learn about the people who created them, and the romance of parts still unknown to us. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, as Kevin J. Brown said: "Ancient maps are a touching reminder that our knowledge and our perception of the world are abundant and limited at the same time". ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you also fascinated by old maps? It is a perfect gift filled with history and memories or an amazing keepsake from unique and breathtaking places around the world. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Old Maps Library has been trading since 2015. We are specialised in the reprint of unique Old Maps & Vintage Illustrations from the 17th to 19th centuries. Our products are mounted on linen by hand, a technique that has been used in cartography for centuries. This process gives our maps and illustrations a beautiful vintage look and more durability. Maps are folded and fitted into a marbled slipcase. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Old Maps Library - "Travel Back in Time and Discover the World Heritage!" . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #oldmaps #vintagemaps #britishempire #antiquemaps #londonmap #haritalar #ilovehistory #instamaps #maps #wallart #mapstagram #maplover #walldecorations #mapsandillustrations #oldmapsarecool #walldecorideas #greatbritainmap #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #historicalmap #mapsoftheworld #amazingmaps #antiquemapsandprints #framedmaps #wallframes #vintagemapsforsale #mapcollector (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRT6z_tthJq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[oldmapslibrary]

Happy Monday! Did you know that the city of York began in 71AD with the Romans? But, archaeological evidence suggests that settlements around York date back to the Mesolithic period. It had many names. The Romans knew it as Eboracum. To the Saxons it was Eoforwick. The Vikings, who came as invaders but stayed on in settlements, called it Jorvik. King George the VI used to say: "The History of York is the history of England." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Old Maps Library has a gorgeous reprint map of YORK, 1755 by Emanuel Bowen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ Old Maps Library specialises in the reprint of Vintage Maps and Illustrations between the 17th to 19th centuries. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔎 Our prints are linen backed by hand, this technique gives it more durability and a beautiful vintage finish look. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Linen backing is a technique that mapmakers used in the past as a solution to keep the maps stronger for long journeys and weather changes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔎Nowadays, this technique is an important conservation method for restoring and preserving vintage maps and posters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Our maps are folded and fitted into a marbled slipcase. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you also fascinated by old maps? We have a beautiful collection of Old Maps and Vintage Illustrations on our website. 🔝 Link in our bio. . . . #oldmaps #vintagemaps #britishhistory #antiquemaps #mapofyork #haritalar #ilovehistory #instamaps #maps #wallart #mapstagram #maplover #walldecorations #mapofyork #mapsandillustrations #oldmapsarecool #walldecorideas #countymaps #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #historicalmap #mapsoftheworld #amazingmaps #antiquemapsandprints #framedmaps #wallframes #vintagemapsforsale #mapcollector (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CROc9h4Nuz4/?utm_medium=tumblr

[oldmapslibrary]

The idea is not to live forever, but to create something that will. - Andy Warhol - ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Cartography is the art and science of making maps. Map making has been part of our history for thousands of years. The oldest know world map the Imago Mundi was chiselled on a clay tablet in ancient Babylon in 6 B.C. Ancient Greeks in 4 B.C had similar maps though they correctly believed that the earth was not flat, but a sphere. It was Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish Geographer, that drawn by hand on paper the first reasonably accurate world map in 1569. His world map was based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Old maps are a special treasure that allow us to see the birth of the modern world through it. We absolutely love it! Anyone else loves old maps? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Travel back to moments in time and discover the world heritage!"    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳Old Maps Library specialises in the reprint of Vintage Maps and Illustrations between the 17th to 19th centuries.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳We have a beautiful collection on our website. Link on our bio. . . . #oldmaps #vintagemaps #worldmaps #antiquemaps #cartography #haritalar #ilovehistory #instamaps #maps #wallart #mapstagram #maplover #walldecoration #citymaps #londonmaps #mapsandillustrations #oldmapsarecool #walldecorideas #countrymaps #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #historicalmap #mapsoftheworld #amazingmaps #antiquemapsandprints #framedmaps #vintagemapsforsale #mapcollector (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQvxuThtF3u/?utm_medium=tumblr

[oldmapslibrary]

Happy Monday! London history extends over 2000 years, and in that time, it has become one of the world's most significant financial and cultural capital cities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But, the city looked very different in the 18th century. London was dirty, noisy, and overcrowded. It had about 600,000 people around 1700 and almost a million residents in 1800. The rich, only a tiny minority of the population, lived luxuriously in lavish, elegant mansions and country houses, which they furnished with comfortable, upholstered furniture. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How about take a trip with us to 18th century London? We have for you this gorgeous map of Thomas Bowle's, 1794. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ BOWLE’S New Pocket Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster with the Borough of Southwark: comprehending their Outskirts and Extent of the Thames from Chelsea to Deptford, exhibiting also the New Buildings, Roads and other Alterations to the year 1794. Detailed plan of Eighteenth-century London. Superb detail throughout often noting individual buildings, gardens, and estates. Table along the bottom notes principal buildings and churches. Bowles first issued this plan in 1777 and updated it regularly to the end of the 18th century. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⏳ We have this beautiful map & more in our collection. Visit our website. 🔝 Link in our bio. . . . #oldmaps #vintagemaps #britishempire #antiquemaps #londonmap #mapoflondon #ilovehistory #instamaps #maps #wallart #mapstagram #maplover #walldecorations #homeofficedecor #mapsandillustrations #oldmapsarecool #walldecorideas #riverthames #oldmapslibrary #retromap #mapshop #ilovemaps #historicalmap #mapsoftheworld #amazingmaps #antiquemapsandprints #framedmaps #wallframes #vintagemapsforsale #mapcollector (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQYvgHstVZa/?utm_medium=tumblr