On Maps
Satirical maps of the Great War, 1914-15
In one of my first posts I covered cartoon and satirical maps in a very general way. They have a long history, reaching back to the mediaeval period if...
Satirical maps of the Great War, 1914-15
In one of my first posts I covered cartoon and satirical maps in a very general way. They have a long history, reaching back to the mediaeval period if...
Visions of Britain 1914-15
I don’t want to repeat too much I’ve just said in my previous post (and probably a good idea to read that first), but I thought it might be fun...
Visions of Britain 1914-15
I don’t want to repeat too much I’ve just said in my previous post (and probably a good idea to read that first), but I thought it might be fun...
A Merry Christmas to Everybody!
My favourite time of year, and here’s a fine map-related greetings card for you all: It’s in postcard form, probably taken in a French studio early in the First World...
A Merry Christmas to Everybody!
My favourite time of year, and here’s a fine map-related greetings card for you all: It’s in postcard form, probably taken in a French studio early in the First World...
British lighthouses charted, and a rare peek in...
I’ve just spent an agreeable couple of days at the annual ABA bookfair in Chelsea Old Town Hall. I’ve wriggled out of exhibiting at fairs for more than a decade...
British lighthouses charted, and a rare peek in...
I’ve just spent an agreeable couple of days at the annual ABA bookfair in Chelsea Old Town Hall. I’ve wriggled out of exhibiting at fairs for more than a decade...
Bukhara and back: the good fortune of Joseph Wolff
At last, a chance for some intensive cataloguing. Long overdue, and it stirs the blood more than somewhat when the provenance is as much fun as this. Here’s my brief...
Bukhara and back: the good fortune of Joseph Wolff
At last, a chance for some intensive cataloguing. Long overdue, and it stirs the blood more than somewhat when the provenance is as much fun as this. Here’s my brief...
A splash of colour
Few things in my corner of the rare booktrade seem to cause as much confusion and consternation as the colouring of maps: when, by whom and why? Commercially viable colour-printing...
A splash of colour
Few things in my corner of the rare booktrade seem to cause as much confusion and consternation as the colouring of maps: when, by whom and why? Commercially viable colour-printing...