Tag Archives: hand painted historic maps

Travel Tuesday Map Series: Hiking trails of Hixon Forest LaCrosse WI

17 Dec
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Hixon Forest On the east side of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin nestles the Hixon Forest, which consists of over 800 acres of bluff-land overlooking the Mississippi River Valley in the heart of the Driftless Region. The large forest preserve is believed to have it roots in Grandad Bluff, the nucleus of the forest […]

Discovery Map Series: Allatoona Lake Map, Georgia

15 Dec
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Bring a fresh Vintage style Allatoona Lake Art Map of into your home this season to help friends and family understand your neck of the woods! The Allatoona Lake region supports a diverse flora and fauna. Aquatic plants include alligatorweed, coon’s tail, waterweed, while common species of trees comprises bald cypress, water tupelo, red maple, […]

Old Map Studies: Piri Reis, A Problem Among Antarctica Antique Maps!

31 Jan
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Here’s one to throw around during your next cocktail party. The year was 1929, and the date was October 9th. German theologian Gustav Deissmann was rummaging through maps and books housed in the Topkapi Palace library, located in Istanbul, Turkey. While doing so, he discovered one of the most curious antique maps ever made. It […]

The Sawley Mappa Mundi c.1190 Antiquarian Map

11 Mar
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The Sawley Mappa Mundi c.1190   Modern eyes look for maps to be topographical with large-scale detail, contour lines, and accurate graphic representation of natural and cultural features of a region. They tend to serve as significant points of reference and as a navigation tool. These are the types of maps that generally make sense […]

Hand Painted Historical Maps are the New Black for Western Decor

19 Jan
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Lisa Middleton knows a thing or two about western maps. Her company, Great River Arts, specializes in producing custom maps. Since its inception, she has created hundreds, if not thousands, of pieces for clients scattered across the globe. Her exclusive client list grows each year, because of the quality of her work. That quality has […]