Tag Archives: Cartography

Mappamundi

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…

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

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More Creative Cartography

Thanks to David McCandless from Information is Beautiful.

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