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Great River Arts Paper products and descriptions

11 Mar

Are you confused about all of our products? Please review here to become more confident in your purchase. Available in four sizes, each art print is printed on acid free paper made from 29% recycled material.  All of the prints feature rich and luxurious colors, perfectly consistent with the original image, which was hand-painted using […]

March Travel Finds and Artisan Delights

26 Feb
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Seasonal pics for travelers, map lovers, and art collectors discovered for our readers by our readers! Four Leaf Clover Necklace Great for the Irish in you!       “War God” Fantastic Historical Fiction I’m reading by Graham Hancock about Cortez’s conquest of Mexico….I’m on the third volume this month!       Columbia travel top 

Lisa’s Favorite book and travel finds from January 2019!

23 Jan
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As a constant traveler and map enthusiast I would like to share some of the products I’ve discovered and have been informed about from customers and friends from across the country! YES please click on my affiliate link- it will help support the restoration of historic travel maps and my custom map design service. I […]

Educational Map Series: The Seminole War Era Map

24 Dec
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Secretary of War John Joseph Poinset commissioned this map to be made by Washington Hood in 1838. Incidentally, the Christmas plant we know as the Poinsettia gets its name from Poinset. He discovered the beautiful red leafed flower while on assignment as the United States Minister to Mexico. After he held this position, he became […]

Want multiple maps? Now offering custom wall template just for your room

15 Dec
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With So many beautiful maps to choose from how can you choose just one? Are you frustrated with hanging multiple maps so they are level and nicely spaced? Many collectors hang multiple maps on their walls to display where they have lived, travelled, where their children or grandchildren live. Younger folks display the maps as […]

Middleton charts artistic course through map drawing

13 Dec
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Lisa Middleton, the Main Street Vero Beach Studios & Gallery guest artist for the month of November, is mapping out her life day by day – quite literally. “I actually started drawing maps at the age of 14 for my mother. My mother, Pat Middleton, is a well-established author and publisher of the Discover America’s […]

Travel Tuesday Map Feature: Our Annual One-For-You and One-For-Them Sale!

27 Nov
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‘Tis the season for Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING! And our annual one-for-you-and-one-for-them sale!  All of November and December we offer one of our most beautiful maps as a free gift with every shipment….Our Nova Totius, a classical map filled with ancient wonders and Greek Gods….This is a map that over the years has appealed to all map […]

Travel Tuesday Map Feature: Our Annual One-For-You and One-For-Them Sale!

20 Nov
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‘Tis the season for Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING! And our annual one-for-you-and-one-for-them sale!  All of November and December we offer one of our most beautiful maps as a free gift with every shipment….Our Nova Totius, a classical map filled with ancient wonders and Greek Gods….This is a map that over the years has appealed to all map […]

Travel Tuesday Map Feature: Our Annual One-For-You and One-For-Them Sale!

13 Nov
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‘Tis the season for Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING! And our annual one-for-you-and-one-for-them sale!  All of November and December we offer one of our most beautiful maps as a free gift with every shipment….Our Nova Totius, a classical map filled with ancient wonders and Greek Gods….This is a map that over the years has appealed to all map […]