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Tag Archives: Globes
It’s A Big World After All
In 1587, Italian cartographer Urbano Monte created the largest known map of Earth. His map consists of 60 panels that were designed to be assembled into a single planisphere —a circular map that rotates about a central axis— measuring 10 … Continue reading
It’s A Small World
One of my most valued possessions during my childhood was a globe that sat on a table next to my bed. I spent countless hours traveling around the world on that globe imagining all of the places that I would … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism: London
When I first discovered London’s iconic Stanfords in 1986, Britain’s largest travel bookstore was already 133 years old. Located in a beautiful turn-of-the-century building on Long Acre in the heart of Covent Garden since 1901, the shop has one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Maps, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Covent Garden, Globes, London, Travel literature
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Imagine No Borders
If you are a regular follower of TBTP, you’ve likely noted that I’m a bit of a map and globe geek. The fascination probably began with a globe/lamp combination that sat on my bedside table as a young child. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Art, Asia, Europe, Maps, South America, USA
Tagged Globes, New Zealand
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It’s A Small World
When I was a child one of my most treasured possessions was a small globe. Of course it was an inexpensive, mass produced model, nothing like the beautiful, handcrafted globe above from Bellerby & Co. Globemakers. Founded in 2008 in … Continue reading
Is It Map Week ?
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
Posted in Africa, Art, Asia, Canada, Europe, History, Maps, Middle East, South America, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged Alaska, Cartography, France, Globes, Manhattan, Map, Nabokov, Paris, St.Petersberg, Strasbourg
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