May 23, 2013
Hand-tinted map of the Island of Utopia from A Fruitful and Pleasant Work of the Best State of a Public Weal, and of the New Isle Called Utopia by Thomas Moore, 1516

Hand-tinted map of the Island of Utopia from A Fruitful and Pleasant Work of the Best State of a Public Weal, and of the New Isle Called Utopia by Thomas Moore, 1516

2:38pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-YkmxlfWBZ8
(Notes: 28)
  
Filed under: maps cartography utopia 1516 urban planning prints illustration ships island 
May 20, 2013
Detail from a map of Earliest Historic Regions and the Birthplace of Civilization, 1906 This is a fine example of cross-hatched hill profiles to indicate terrain in a pleasing, if inaccurate manner.

Detail from a map of Earliest Historic Regions and the Birthplace of Civilization, 1906

This is a fine example of cross-hatched hill profiles to indicate terrain in a pleasing, if inaccurate manner.

2:35pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-YkmxlRCJNB
(Notes: 17)
  
Filed under: maps history middle east levant cartography 1906 ancient babylon canaan shading 
April 12, 2013
A detail from a pictorial map of the Turkish economy, c. 1940. (via Afternoon Map)

A detail from a pictorial map of the Turkish economy, c. 1940.

(via Afternoon Map)

8:10pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-YkmxiYIVUX
(Notes: 28)
  
Filed under: maps cartography Turkey Anatolia economy illustration 1940 vintage 
April 8, 2013

A map of Eurasia from Human Use Geography, 1936

(via Bryan Costin)

2:23pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-YkmxiDQleK
(Notes: 38)
  
Filed under: maps cartography land use eurasia europe asia vintage 1930s children's books books 
April 6, 2013
Portland’s MAX Light Rail Transit Map in Super Mario 3 Style by Dave Delisle, 2013

Portland’s MAX Light Rail Transit Map in Super Mario 3 Style by Dave Delisle, 2013

6:08pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-Ykmxi3vnU3
(Notes: 45)
  
Filed under: maps cartography portland oregon max light rail transit nintendo super mario 
April 5, 2013
The Arctic and Antarctica (or Melancholia?) A mildly frightening map of the poles by Merrit Cartographic, 2012

The Arctic and Antarctica (or Melancholia?) A mildly frightening map of the poles by Merrit Cartographic, 2012

8:06pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-Ykmxh-D7V9
(Notes: 74)
  
Filed under: maps cartography Melancholia arctic antarctica armageddon globe poles 
April 5, 2013
A map of London showing thousands of years of history in a single view, by Mike Beehan, 2009 UPDATE - someone noticed this picture is identical to a drawing by Katherine Baxter. I suspect this Mike Beehan fellow doctored the image and tried to pass it off as his own on a cartography forum.

A map of London showing thousands of years of history in a single view, by Mike Beehan, 2009

UPDATE - someone noticed this picture is identical to a drawing by Katherine Baxter. I suspect this Mike Beehan fellow doctored the image and tried to pass it off as his own on a cartography forum.

7:52pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-Ykmxh-9F5_
(Notes: 121)
  
Filed under: maps cartography history London UK Caesar medieval modern shakespeare Thames illustration 
April 5, 2013
A classroom scene from Janice In Tomorrowland, 1936 (via Bryan Costin)

A classroom scene from Janice In Tomorrowland, 1936

(via Bryan Costin)

5:15pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-Ykmxh_QYOk
(Notes: 10)
  
Filed under: illustration books 1930s vintage maps cartography school futurism 
April 2, 2013
Where’s George? A map of the United States with boundaries determined by the movement of dollar bills, by Dirk Brockmann, 2013

Where’s George? A map of the United States with boundaries determined by the movement of dollar bills, by Dirk Brockmann, 2013

3:32pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-YkmxhklzRl
(Notes: 8)
  
Filed under: maps cartography United States money Cascadia 2013 
January 24, 2013
A map of Kamchatka & Tartary from The Russian Empire in Europe and in Asia by Rigobert Bonne, 1780

A map of Kamchatka & Tartary from The Russian Empire in Europe and in Asia by Rigobert Bonne, 1780

4:22pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/Z-YkmxcYfOx1
(Notes: 29)
  
Filed under: maps cartography Russia China France 18th Century 1780 Tartary Kamchatka Siberia