Digital Vintage Maps -
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The Northwestern University Library of Illinois offers digital copies of 113 authentic,
antique maps of Africa and accompanying text dating from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentieth century.
Design Plus Gallery presents a Lithograph of
an Antique map of Italy.
British Icons — James Bond, Twiggy and a Mini — jostle for a position on the wall with a giant
antique map of North America, creating an effortlessly cool gallery displaying the owners» personal taste and travels.
Not exact matches
This sepia - tinted grid
map of Paris has an old - world feeling, and comes in an espresso frame with
antiqued gold interior detail.
Offering over 60 fine retail shops and restaurants, it is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. International haute couture and art galleries, a variety
of resort wear for everyone in the family, accessories and jewelry, beach gear, fine crafts and
antique maps, cosmetics, bath and body items, books and housewares are featured.
His creativity is known for being accentuated with a combination
of new and old technologies, including augmented reality paintings with post-browser interfaces, projection
mapping on
antique furniture, and old - fashioned, portable radios modified with Mp3 chips.
A simple scene
of a woman ironing takes on layers
of meaning: the viewer finds that a mirror doubles as a
map of the world; a strategically placed framed painting
of a mountain appears within the painting;
antique vases contrast with domestic, electric appliances.
The exhibition consists
of about a hundred photographs, strongly abstractive, without human presence, especially at night and especially doors and windows, while the titles
of the photographs are titled from the corresponding names and numbers
of the road that the building exists, creating a
map of Athens, but the absence
of human presence makes Athens seem deserted and lifeless and the only one that implies human presence are the streetlights and the lights
of the buildings as well as a photo
of the inside
of an
antique shop.
Imaginary Coordinates, published on the occasion
of an exhibition originating at Chicago's Spertus Museum, juxtaposes the museum's extensive collection
of antique Holy Land
maps with contemporary artwork by Israeli and Palestinian women (including Ayreen Anastas, Yael Bartana, Mona Hatoum, Emily Jacir, Sigalit Landau, Enas Mutthafar, Michal Rovner and Shirley Shor) to explore issues
of national identity, borders and the critical disparity between
maps and lived experience.
Importantly, unlike previous works that bore
antique globes in place
of a head; here the figures have contemporary globes that
map a post colonial landscape.
The world's largest
antique map fair will once again be held in the historic environs
of the Royal Geographical Society on June 6 and 7.
LT: I have always been interested in
antique books, anatomical drawings, diagrams, botanical illustrations, Life magazines from the 40s and 50s, encyclopedias, topographical
maps, and anything that seeks to explain the nature and science
of life.
The beautiful frame has an
antique finish which only adds to the loads
of character the
map already has.
These large - scale projects combine diverse objects such as
antique maps, scientific equipment, Rube Goldberg cartoons, Hudson River School landscapes, and Shaker furniture with new works
of international contemporary art.
Daniel Crouch Rare Books will be showcasing large - scale rare
maps, including the 1776 Ratzer Plan
of New York at the Winter
Antiques Show 2018!
(
Antique Print Department)
Maps, views and plans
of London from 16th to 19th century.
Personalized Ring with a
Map piece
of the
Antique World
Map Statement Jewellery Customized Ring Friend Gift Idea Any place on earth
At my own house, I infuse the sea into my style through the use
of ships,
maps, sisal rugs on dark stained wood floors,
antique white plantation shutters, and creamy white serving dishes surrounded by seashells.
... i have always had
maps in beautful frames hanging in my living room... they are
of where my husband and i were born (mobile and atlanta)... where our children were born... where our sons now live... and the most important
map of all... destin florida... where our grandson was born... they all looke beautiful and old... all i did was simple... went out to the car and tore out pages from the state road
maps in the glove box... wadded the pages up... ironed them... dunked them in mixed instatnt coffee (anyone who has ever been a scout leader knows how to make those pirate
maps look old)... blew them dry with the hair dryed and placed them in the frames... in my kithcen i have a framed google
map from our grandson's house to our house... that was so at christmas santa would know where to find him... did the same thing with a
map showing atlanta in 1873 (100 years before our first son was born)... it is large... on an easel... everyone thinks it is an
antique... all too long i know... but i love to tell about things i love... and i love families and
maps... in that order!
Above the console in the great room, the designer framed and hung a simple grid
of antique Simcoe county
maps.
Although the pieces used to furnish the space are
of different styles — an
antique sideboard, vintage
map and retro furniture — they sit alongside one another without jarring.
It came at a perfect time when I was trying to figure out my next project (involving a bunch
of antique maps I had).
Then add Steve's
antique bottles, airplanes,
maps and his love
of simplicity.
Charted Territory:
Antique, hand - colored nautical
maps of the Mid-Atlantic coast and a pair
of fish - eye mirrors frame the bed and bedside lamps (above right) with a graphic, symmetrical arrangement.
A collection
of antique maps was deliberately framed and matted differently in this gallery.
The couple's love
of antique maps is revealed in the designer wallpaper chosen for the guest bedroom.
Encourage your little explorers and add vintage charm by displaying a favorite collection
of antique globes and
maps in a playroom.