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Tag Archives: map
Pieter van den Keere engraver
It is not often I come across pieces which are extremely old but this past week I did. They are a set of six small maps of Scotland with their written description on the back. Nowadays they are known as … Continue reading
Posted in Etching, Printing, Writing/Books
Tagged atlas, map, Pieter van den Keere, Scotland
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Statuum Marocca Norum
#StatuumMaroccaNorum is the title of a map which was created by #JohannChristianHomann in 1728. I like to call my version of this map ‘Beware the leviathan’ The map is large and graphic.. Little tent cities display the domains of the … Continue reading
Posted in Etching, Printing
Tagged Canary Islands, inset, Johann Homann, leviathan, Madeira, map, Morocco, ships
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Art of Maps 3
Maps can be both beautiful and practical. Both maps in today’s chapter are fine examples of both qualities. We begin with a map by an unaccredited cartographer. The map of the #CountyofForfar was published by #RobertSayer & John Bennett. Sayer … Continue reading
Posted in Etching, Printing
Tagged Forfar, map, perspective view, Robert Sayer, Scotland, The Hague
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Art in Atlas Form
Certainly, I enjoy looking at the maps which I have but not until I collected a few had I really considered them as an art form. In fact they are a very specific art form which has both beauty and … Continue reading
Art of Maps II
The maps in my collection cover many areas and times and recently I picked up an atlas. The art of map-making was at it’s most beautiful in the 16th and 17th centuries. Prior to that maps were on the the … Continue reading
Posted in Modern prints
Tagged abbey, Chester, map, Paris, perspective view, Reading, river, ruins
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Art from George Cattermole and Vincent Brooks
Two acknowledgements but one piece of art. #GeorgeCattermole (1800-1868) is the original artist while #VincentBrooks (1814-1885) is the man who made the lithograph which I bought the other day. I present ‘Columbus propounding to the Prior of the Franciscan Convent … Continue reading
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