Curiosity: Leo Hollandicus
The most famous of all cartographic curiosities is the ‘Leo Belgicus’, in which the Seventeen Provinces of the…
Ephemera: Trade Card of Nathaniel Hill
Nathaniel Hill (1708-1768) was an engraver and globemaker working in London – at the Globe and Sun in…
Checklist: Plans of Washington, D.C. from 1792 to 1800
In the immediate aftermath of the Revolutionary War, one of the many problems faced by the new government…
The Communications Mapping of British Towns
Although communications were a vital component of town growth and development, they rarely feature in maps of British…
Book Reviews
Leo Belgicus An illustrated and annotated Carto-bibliography.By H.A.M. van der Heijden.Alphen aan de Rijn: Canaletto, 1990. ISBN 8064…
Maps in Colom’s Atlases: Atlas ou Colom Ardante, 1668
Atlas / ou / Colom Ardante / Demonstrant toutes les Costes de la Grand / Mer, de tout…
Maps in Colom’s Atlases: Atlas or Fyrie Colom, 1668
[Engraved Title page:] Atlas / or / Fyrie Colom. / Wherein are livelÿ Portraÿed all the knowne /…
Maps in Colom’s Atlases: De Vyerighe Colom, 1654
[Engraved Title page:]De Vyerighe Colom / waer door de Zeen en Custen van de Noordsche, / Oostersche, en…
Maps in Colom’s Atlases: The New Fierie Sea-Colomne, 1649
The best existing reference for the pilot guides and Sea Atlases of Jacob Aertsz. Colom is the fourth…