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Francis, I'd love to get a copy of the original April 1, 1066 article for one of my South Sea Bubble collectors. This attention to map investing should prove a long term benefit to institutional collections. The better and more valuable the collection, the more likely it is to be donated to an institution for full retail value, rather than subjected to the vagueries of the resale market. Barry Ruderman Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. 7463 Girard Avenue La Jolla, CA 92037 (USA) b...@raremaps.com www.RareMaps.com (858) 551-8500 Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America International League of Antiquarian Booksellers Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm Weekends & Evenings By Appointment ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis Herbert" <francis443herb...@btinternet.com> To: "Discussion group for map history" <maphist@geo.uu.nl> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:30:52 AM Subject: RE: [MapHist] Alternative Investing 2011 - Mapping a Profit:Cartography and Fine Art Investment - CNBC This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + Ed: But, as Kevin Brown (Geographicus Antique Maps ) blogs on the CNBC site - “ On another note - this article needs some serious fact checking. For exa mp le, the "famous cartographer" is Willem Blaeu (1571 - 1638), not William Blough. ” To which one might add a reference to the famous reference book How to Blough [‘bluff’] your way in antique map s (Cockaigne : Scotch Mist Publications, 1 April, 1066), and thereby strike a Bleau [‘blow’] for proof readers. Francis Herbert -----Original Message----- From: maphist-boun...@geo.uu.nl [mailto:maphist-boun...@geo.uu.nl] On Behalf Of Ed Dahl Sent: 21 December 2011 15:59 To: Discussion group for map history Subject: [MapHist] Alternative Investing 2011 - Mapping a Profit:Cartography and Fine Art Investment - CNBC On Dec 21, 2011, at 10:36 AM, J. B. Post wrote: [sigh] http://www.cnbc.com/id/45734591 ***** I'd say this is an article not to be taken seriously. ... In the world of cartography, prices for some of the rarest and most sought-after map s—like those of famous cartographer William Blough—can reach into the millions. But, I have to admit, I have not been tracking the sales of Bill Blough's maps in recent years.... Ed Dahl _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list Maphist@geo.uu.nl http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list Maphist@geo.uu.nl http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
