Re: [MapHist] Emblem on Cover of Blaeu Atlas Novus 1645

2011-12-07 Thread George Carhart
Century: Volume I - General Historical Introduction - Noord Holland, (other volumes- vol.II a/b and III)(Goy-Houten, Netherlands: Hes De Graaf, 2006) I found this useful when writing about Frederick de Wit’s shop bindings. George Carhart-Original Message- From: Tom Crawford <

Re: [MapHist] Use of sheet glass

2011-11-27 Thread George Carhart
/nov/2011, alle ore 21.53, Joel Kovarsky ha scritto: 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 + On 11/26/2011 10:32 AM, George Carhart wrote: I do not think that a sheet

Re: [MapHist] personification of Egypt

2011-09-25 Thread George Carhart
is www.betzmaps.com George Carhart -Original Message- From: Jean Fontaine jfont...@globetrotter.net Sent: Sep 25, 2011 9:47 PM To: Discussion group for map history maphist@geo.uu.nl Subject: Re: [MapHist] personification of Egypt This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying

Re: [MapHist] Cartographer

2011-06-06 Thread George Carhart
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 + Hi Gilbert, I have compared your map image with my images of Frederick de Wit’s copy of this map, both early and latter states,

Re: [MapHist] Belgian 1;40,000 map scales

2011-04-28 Thread George Carhart
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 + Hi Hillary, Just one quick question: as Joost notes in his list of Belgian maps there are no 1:40,000 maps, are you certain that

Re: [MapHist] Hiding the Lockheed Plant during World War II - wow this is amazing!

2011-04-07 Thread George Carhart
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 + Hi JB, interesting and fun to see, thank you for posting this. George Dr.phil. George S. Carhart -Original Message-

Re: [MapHist] Reproductions of old maps as wall decor

2011-02-06 Thread George Carhart
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 + What I find incredible is that some of the maps that they are selling on this website can be purchased as originals for less than

Re: [MapHist] Atlases

2011-02-04 Thread George Carhart
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 + So getting back to JB’s question what is an “Atlas”, that was instantly morphed in to what is a map. There is no “Atlas” singular,

Re: [MapHist] Map Query: NICOLAES VAN GEELKERCKEN

2010-08-17 Thread George Carhart
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 + Hi Alvaro, neither of your links work George -Original Message- From: Alvaro Gonzalez Sent: Aug

RE: [MapHist] Panorama of Rome and Vienna by J.F.Probst(J.Wolff Heirs)-an ask

2010-04-16 Thread George Carhart
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 + Hi Francis and Ms Krawczyk I forwarded the original email to Michael Ritter George Carhart -Original Message- From

Re: [MapHist] Re: [EXLIBRIS-L] World's Largest Book

2010-01-27 Thread George Carhart
(Tiffany or Fabergé ?). The other a example of a British majolica book end in the Toby jug form (Royal Doulton?). Both examples of the wonderful and odd things collected by the British Library. George Carhart -Original Message- From: Joel Kovarsky <j...@theprimemeridian.com>Sent: Jan 27,

RE: [MapHist] Fw: [Fwd: Fw: Very cool piece of history about Monopoly]

2010-01-22 Thread George Carhart
but they were printed for section 9 of MI19, the department of British Directorate of Military Intelligence involved in helping POW’s escape from Germany. Subsequently these maps were issued to both British and American airmen through out World War II. George George Carhart -Original Message

Re: [MapHist] Unrecorded edition 'Inferioris Germaniae Pars' ?

2009-09-29 Thread George Carhart
in the new addition by Peter van der Krogt. There are a lot of holes in the old edtion. I do not have one at hand but you need volume III. George Carhart -Original Message- From: sa...@plantijnmaps.com Sent: Sep 29, 2009 2:34 PM To: Discussion group for map history <MAPHIST@GEO.UU.NL>S