Why All Old Map Reproductions Are Not the Same
Why do reproductions of the same historic map differ so much? Explore image preparation, fine engraving, colour, archival inks and paper, with genuine before-and-after examples.
Category: Old Maps . . . their history . . .
Old Maps of Britain: A History from 1601 to 1755
Chapter 4 The seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries transformed mapmaking in Britain. Publishers became increasingly influential, Dutch engraving set an international standard, and new … More Old Maps of Britain: A History from 1601 to 1755 »
Old Maps of England: A History from 1500 to 1600
Chapter 3 This chapter traces the rapid development of English mapmaking during the sixteenth century. New surveying instruments, copperplate engraving and the demands of … More Old Maps of England: A History from 1500 to 1600 »
Matthew Paris’s Map of Britain
Chapter 2 Sometime before 1150 a group of scholars, which soon became famous, had been formed by the Benedictines at the Abbey of St. … More Matthew Paris’s Map of Britain »
1) Historic Old Maps
Chapter 1 Maps have been around since time immemorial. Here we attempt a short guide to historic old English maps featuring the most important … More 1) Historic Old Maps »