The Old Map Gallery

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Congrats to Space Invader on his 4000th work installed, and always love that he makes a map printed on paper to commemorate his invasions. Don't stop now! #maps #graffiti #graffitiart #MapPorn youtube.com/watch?v=I9X6VqkV…

When we talk about great ski cartographers like @JamesNiehues , Hal Shelton, or Bill Brown, many times they will reflect back to Heinrich Berann as an inspiration & gold standard to depicting the glory of mountain landscape with such detail. Here, Berann's Denali. #maps #dataviz

Yet another gem from John Held Jr., artist and illustrator of the early 20th century. Here (1931) his map for the Dog's ideal country estate. #maps #MapPorn #Dogs #doglovers

We've enjoyed having the most interesting customers in the world, & loved everything about Roger Welsch. Will miss the calls & still have a postcard from Nebraska from him. Love that his home place will be given to the Pawnee. Well done Roger, well done. bit.ly/3eoTuTQ

Beantown re-identified by the Biotech revolution. Here another work by Terry Guyer capturing the growing industry of bio-pharma in 1995. #maps #dataviz #biotech #Biotechnology #MapPorn

From 1683 a map of the passage to the Pacific Ocean that Magellan came across in 1520, like a passage to a whole other world. (And a nifty sea serpent) #oldmaps #maps #Argentina #Chile #MapPorn

Can Computers Think? A map to help you maybe reach a major conclusion. You'll start with Alan Turing and throughout basic premises will be disputed or supported with the likes of Charles Babbage, Margaret Boden, John Searle, and Doug Hofstadtler. #dataviz #maps #MapPorn #tech

There was a rise of tech regions from Boston to the Research Triangle of North Carolina, to San Diego and up to Silicon Valley, but don't forget those in Texas, like the "Technoplex" around Dallas - Ft Worth. #dataviz #maps #Dallas #tech #mapporn

In 1938, prior to the Interstate Highways, these were the major routes to get you from the plains through the mountains #maps #Colorado #MapPorn

Wars had raged across continents, but it's not until WWII that the entire Pacific was considered a theatre of war. Here, Richard Edes Harrison's 1942 map of the "Arena" #maps #Pacific #oldmaps #mapporn

The "Livermore Advanced Research Computer" began under Edward Teller studying the dynamics of nuclear weapons. By 1993 it had evolved into a network & began to transcend to include supercomputers (Cray 2 & Cray Y-MP). A map for its organization & connections. #dataviz #tech #maps

In 1970 The Black Panthers used a map of the U.S. showing all the disturbances and uprisings that had been happening across the country. It illustrated that they weren't alone in their resistance at the time. #BlackPanthers #cointelpro #maps #oldmaps

An early map by James Niehues, who has become the modern king of ski maps. Here his 1990 look at Skiing All of North America. #Skiing #MapPorn #JamesNeihues #snow #maps

Published in 1874 a basic grasp of the great continent. Notes explorer and caravan routes, and notes some of the peoples throughout. #Africa #oldmaps #maps #MapPorn

Some islands that were part of the Roman Empire at one time. This map by Morden, c. 1722. #oldmaps #Roman #romanbritain #maps #MapPorn