Tag Archives: Cartography

Is It Map Week ?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Naw, it’s not map week, but maps are… A schedule containing a description of the world, A representation of the whole globe of the earth, or of some particular country upon a plan, or plain superficies. A representation of the … Continue reading →

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Mappamundi

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The glorious Fra Mauro Mappamundi was created between 1458 and 1459 by the Venetian monk/cartographer/sailor/explorer/adventurer Fra Mauro. The map was commissioned by Portugal’s King Alfonso V and produced at the Camaldolese Monastery of Saint Michael on the Venetian lagoon island … Continue reading →

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…Maps and Letterpress too…

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

“Chartis Graphein” typographic world map by Nancy McCabe of designahoy in Chicago.

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More Creative Cartography

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to David McCandless from Information is Beautiful.

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