A Chart of Magnetic Curves of Equal Variation
The map depicts the difference between magnetic north and true north. This seems to be a much later artsy take on the mid-19th century map… Read More »A Chart of Magnetic Curves of Equal Variation
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Disney’s Cast Atlas (featuring “The Tunnel”)
Photo from a private sale.
Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio – David Hockney (1980)
The painting (currently at the Broad) is 20 feet long. Photo by Timeless Treasures.
Atomic Globe
I dig it. Photo by SoCal Home Clear Outs
A Map of Paradise, Mount Ararat, and the City of Babel [likely 18th C]
Photo by Erik’s Lost and Found.
Visit Keokuk, Nauvoo and the other delights of the Tri-state area
TIL, after the LDS church vacated Nauvoo for Utah, the land was sold to a French utopian socialist community, the Icarians. The Icarians lasted there… Read More »Visit Keokuk, Nauvoo and the other delights of the Tri-state area
Standard Oil presents Mickey and Donald’s Race to Treasure Island
Made for the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco Bay. Held 1939 and 1940 to celebrate the completion of the Golden Gate and Bay… Read More »Standard Oil presents Mickey and Donald’s Race to Treasure Island
Airport Glasses – VFR Terminal Area Charts
These glasses have are printed with Visual Flight Rules maps of the areas around major US airports. When the weather is fine, pilots can use… Read More »Airport Glasses – VFR Terminal Area Charts
Sampler map of Denmark 1949
I was intrigued by the little inset. That would appear to be Bornholm, an island in the Baltic far to the east of the rest… Read More »Sampler map of Denmark 1949
Crofutt’s Overland Tours (1888)
Lovely map of the major railways and side trips offered by Crofutt’s Overland Tours of the West. Here’s a nice zoomable example of the map… Read More »Crofutt’s Overland Tours (1888)