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mapman5000 (54)in art • 7 years ago
RE: A Striking 18th Century Map of Scandinavia with an Elaborate Title Cartouche
Thanks for the suggestion. I definitely will do that sometime in the near future.
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mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago
RE: More of an Antique Poster with a Map, but we will let this one slide for today.
That is an awesome poster! Here is another poster created for the same company 23 years earlier. Art Deco was in!
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mapman5000 (54)in dlive • 7 years ago
RE: Travel with me #106 : South Village 44, Taipei!
Awesome pictures! Enjoy this map of Taiwan (Formosa) By: Francois Valentijn, 1727. It is the earliest European made map to focus on the island, which the Dutch attempted to turn into a major…
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mapman5000 (54)in internationalwomensday • 7 years ago
RE: In Honor of International Women's Day - We Give You Europa, Depicted as a Queen
The map is Dutch made and I could not find any queens of the era that looks like this one. This leads me to believe the queen depicted is a fictitious figure.
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mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago
RE: Pictorial Map of Canada that Celebrates its History, Nature, and Culture by Peter R Furse 1964
I have never been, but this map is very inviting!
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mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago
RE: A Landmark 16th Century World Map by the Guy the Invented the Atlas... Abraham Ortelius
The Spanish conquered the Mexican mainland by the early 1500s and Cortez actually reached La Paz by 1535. He was looking for a fabled gold city, but only discovered black pearls. Bummer... A later…
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mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago
RE: A Landmark 16th Century World Map by the Guy the Invented the Atlas... Abraham Ortelius
I do not, but I got into my field of work while taking classes in GIS. I also exhibit at the AAG Conference. I will be in New Orleans this april with a booth full of old maps.
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mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago
RE: A Landmark 16th Century World Map by the Guy the Invented the Atlas... Abraham Ortelius
Gladly! If there is ever an area that you would like to see an old map of, just let me know. I have owned thousands of maps from the late 1400s to the 1980s covering every part of the world. I have…
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mapman5000 (54)in photofeed • 7 years ago
RE: Arabian Sunset
And he based the map off of the work of Ptolemy.
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mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago
RE: Six days in Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile
Awsome expedition you went on. Here is the lower half of a two sheet map of South America by Homan Heirs, 1733. Maybe there are some places you recognize?...
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mapman5000 (54)in photofeed • 7 years ago
RE: Arabian Sunset
Arabian Peninsula by: Gerard Mercator 1584
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mapman5000 (54)in history • 7 years ago
RE: The Process of Development of Accessores of Shilla Dynasty.
Extent of geographic knowledge by Europeans of the Korean Peninsula (depicted in this map as an island) over 600 years post Shilla Dynasty. Portion of map by Adbraham Ortelius (published in 1603)
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mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago
RE: 17th Century Map of Asia: Includes 9 views of important cities, ethnic carto-figures and geographic fallacies
Feliz de compartir. Avíseme si hay áreas del mundo de las que le gustaría ver un mapa antiguo.
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mapman5000 (54)in spanish • 7 years ago
RE: Colombia Parte 16 - Tirolesa, Caminata, Blow Jumping y Jet Ski en las Lagunas de Guatapé (Fotos + Videos)
Great Post! Take this 1630 map of Colombia with you on your journey. For more information on the map and a link to a high resolution image, visit
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mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago
RE: A Unique 19th Century Traveller's Map of Moscow that was Made for French and Russian Visitors
Old maps is literally my life, as in how I make a living. Let me know if there are any areas that you would like to see an old map of and I will be happy to post one.
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mapman5000 (54)in travel • 7 years ago
RE: ADSactly Travel - Discover Durbanville: Five Wineries in Five Hours
Here is another map for your journey. It's a little out-dated being that it was made in 1795.
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mapman5000 (54)in australia • 7 years ago
RE: The Earliest Map to Suggest the Existance of Australia by: Benito Arias, 1572
A some point, I will post a map showing the earliest account of Europeans (the Dutch) mapping a portion of Australia, which they thought was Guinea. To your earlier point, I exhibit at the…
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mapman5000 (54)in history • 7 years ago
RE: Victory's Museum Trip II - The Museo Egizio of Turin XI
Enjoy this map of the Nile region within Egypt from 1745 by Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier. The map shows the delineation of the Nile River from just south of Aswan to the Mediterranean. Loads of…
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mapman5000 (54)in australia • 7 years ago
RE: The Earliest Map to Suggest the Existance of Australia by: Benito Arias, 1572
Ha! I always make a point to recognize the historical accomplishments of indigenous people. One of my biggest pet peeves is hearing that "America was discovered in 1492."
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mapman5000 (54)in geography • 7 years ago
RE: A Visual Masterpiece Created in the Late 19th Century to Educate Youth on World Geography Would be Banned in Most Schools These Days for Being Politically Incorrect.
One of my favorite aspects of geography is the variety of people across the world, which is a direct result of thousands of years of evolution, dictated by their immediate surroundings. This map…
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