A “priceless” rare map of Australia that was understood to be lost forever has been discovered in an attic and returned to its permanent home. Unearthed in 2010 in storage in Sweden where it spent ...
There are many treasures to glean from a glance at a beautifully wrought antique map -- just don't expect that any sailor worth his salt ever actually used one while at sea. "Sailors wanted clean ...
Q I’ve been cleaning out my late father’s belongings and found a bunch of old maps. They are the kind once given away for free by gas stations. I was going to throw them out, but a buddy of mine urged ...
'Caloiero d'Andros, known as the Good Old Man,' map from 'Le Grand Insulaire' by cosmographer André Thevet (1516-1592). MILLON On September 24, the Parisian auction house Millon will be selling a ...
Christopher Lane is owner of The Philadelphia Print Shop West, purveyor of antique prints, maps and related books. In 1982, Mr. Lane founded The Philadelphia Print Shop with Donald H. Cresswell, and ...
A rarely seen 400-year-old map that identified Florida as "the Land of Flowers" and put China at the center of the world went on display Tuesday at the Library of Congress. The map created by Matteo ...
A Centuries-Old Map Is Returned to Mexico After It Was Recovered in Santa Fe ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A map drafted centuries ago as Spanish settlers solidified their presence in what is now Mexico ...