Saturday 16 June 2012

Alexandra, Falmouth, San José


Alexandra, Falmouth, San José 


three names, many places

FALMOUTH TO ALEXANDRIA


"The voyage from Falmouth to Egypt is exactly of the same length with that from Bristol to New York. Hitherto it has been performed from England to Malta and from Malta to Alexandria"


On steam navigation, Chambers's Journal - W&R. Chambers, 1839

Tuesday 12 June 2012

SAN JOSE

Argentina:
Belize:
Chile:
Colombia:
Costa Rica:
Ecuador:
Guatemala:
Northern Mariana Islands:
Mexico:
Panama:
Paraguay:
Peru:
Philippines:
Spain:
United States:
Uruguay:

Tuesday 5 June 2012

POTENT OTTOMAN



Some visual  experiments on potential map layout

Perspective Sketch



Picture of nations or perspective sketch of the course of empire. To accompany Willard's Universal history in perspective. Entered ... 1835, by F.J. Huntington ... Connecticut. (1836)
ZOOM VIEW


Richard Edes Harrison known for making birds-eye view maps
More examples here 


Explore this map here