A Small Specimen of the Biggest Map: Fundraising for Horwood's Monumental Plan of London
No-one ever got rich from maps: a cautionary tale
On Maps
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London Rebuilt: 350 Years since the Great Fire
One of the maps we’re looking forward to displaying at this year’s London Map Fair is an exceptionally rare survey of the city, made just after the Great Fire of London by John Oliver. Oliver’s entry in the Dictionary of...
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From A-Z to Gay-Z
Now and again I write in the hope that one of our readers is going to be able to offer further enlightenment. Today’s topic is gay city maps, made specifically for a gay audience. As far as I know, the...
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Pictorial Plans of London: MacDonald Gill & beyond
This post is something of a work in progress, so please check back now and again to see if I’ve been able to expand it. So far I’ve tried to avoid some of the most well-known maps, but in this...
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Cornering the states of MacDonald Gill's Wonderground map
Today's guest on the blog is my good friend Winfrid de Munck. Twentieth Century maps, until recently the preserve of a few enthusiasts, are now the focus of serious and sustained study - but a great deal remains to be...
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Perambulations around London
Antique maps of the environs of London generate mixed emotions among dealers and collectors. When the extent is simply too broad - 21, 25 or even 30 miles round the capital - one can be left with the feeling that...
