MapCarte 147/365: Earth by Millennium House, 2008-2012
There are general reference atlases and there are general reference atlases. Then there is the Earth atlas series by Millennium House. Formed in 2005, the specialist book publisher set out to become...
View ArticleMapCarte 189/365: Busen Region, South Georgia by British Antarctic Survey, 2013
Are there any parts of the world left unmapped? Given the ubiquity of online map services and the seemingly endless maps one can purchase of all parts of the globe you’d be forgiven for thinking...
View ArticleMapCarte 195/365: Central Park Tree Map by Ken Chaya and Edward Sibley...
There’s nothing quite as absurd as a map-maker intent on capturing some phenomena to a ridiculous level of detail on a map. There’s something particularly impressive about such dedication and the...
View ArticleMapCarte 206/365: Swiss National Map 1:25,000 1088 Hauenstein by Swisstopo, 2013
There are very few maps in the world that might be described as perfect but the work of Swisstopo has been consistently at the pinnacle of topographic map design for decades. Their maps illustrate...
View ArticleMapCarte 274/365: The Milford Track by Roger Smith/Geographx, 2014
Despite the almost incessant claims that print cartography is dead nothing could be farther from the truth. While we are seemingly inextricably linked to our digital mobile devices there’s something...
View ArticleMapCarte 317/365: MasterMap® by Ordnance Survey, 2001
Ordnance Survey has long held a reputation for unsurpassed quality and coverage in its mapping. It’s been steadfast in its approach to mapping of Great Britain such that the quality is world renowned...
View ArticleMapCarte 336/365: National Geographic Atlas of the World, by the National...
First published in 1963, the National Geographic Atlas of the World is now in its 10th Edition, published in 2014, and contains over 300 maps and nearly as many illustrations. The maps are beautiful...
View ArticleMapCarte 343/365: A deliniation of the strata of England and Wales by William...
In a world where many seem rather quick to suggest their map is ‘the first to show…’ it’s refreshing to be able to show actual firsts from the world of cartography that exhibit good design. English...
View ArticleMapCarte 345/365: British Trench Map 57C.SW.1 (Gueudecourt) (1:10,000) from...
Maps fight a good war. Geographic intelligence has always been a pre-requisite for battle, whether in the form of Ezekiel’s clay model of Jerusalem or a digital terrain model from a reconnaissance...
View ArticleMapCarte 352/365: 1:50,000 Topographic Map No.21, Triglav, Slovenia by...
State topographic maps have a special relationship with the national landscape they are designed to symbolise and offer much more than a dry statement of facts and approach a kaleidoscopic fusion of...
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