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20 Free Printable Antique Maps- easy to download
I have a love affair with antique maps, and I’ve been building up a collection of hundreds over the years, many of which I sell in my Etsy shop ArtDeco. I’ve seen all sorts of creative projects from journal-making, gift wrapping, … Continue reading
More Pictorial Maps by Jacques Liozu
Here are some more pictorial maps by French illustrator Jacques Liozu. I’ve blogged before about Liozu and posted some of his pictorial maps of American states, but here we have some maps he drew from a totally different region of the world: … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, 1950s, africa, alexandria, cairo, camels, casablanca, constantine, egypt, France, french, french colonies, french illustrator, jacques liozu, maps, morocco, nile delta, north africa, old maps, palm trees, pictorial maps, rabat, rio de oro, spanish morocco, the sahara, tunis, tunisia
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Pictorial Maps by Jacques Liozu
Pictorial maps have been around for centuries – they are nearly as old as mapmaking itself! Throughout the ages, pictorial maps have been used to show the cuisine of a country, the attractions of a tourist town, the architecture of … Continue reading
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Southern Exposure
Here are a few of my favorite southern things, collected over the years. This map is from the fifties It was lettered by hand and drawn by hand. I like that! I love the colors on this old map of … Continue reading
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Tagged arkansas, florida, girly car decal, kentucky, old kentucky home, ols maps, peabody hotel, tennessee, vintage state maps
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old maps of California
It’s been three years since I left California and I miss it. I didn’t think I would like southern California after upstate New York, but it grew on me after seventeen years. Cincinnati and Saint Louis are great old riverfront … Continue reading
American City Maps from 1904
The Encyclopedia Britannica was first published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland as three volumes. One hundred years later the landmark ninth edition (30 volumes) was printed and became known for its eminent contributors, scholarship, and literary style. This … Continue reading
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Tagged baltimore, boston, brooklyn, buffalo, chicago, d.c., detroit, minneapolis, new york city, old american city maps, old maps, philadelphia, st. paul, washington
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