Re: [MapHist] Cosmographiae Introduction notes

2011-05-27 Thread Vladimiro Valerio
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 + Bob, awfully interesting! But you need to contact a keen latin paleographer as the writings seem older than the supposed 1500 and a

[MapHist] NEMO Annual Conference

2011-05-27 Thread Frances Pollitt
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 + Dear Friends, The North East Map Organization's (NEMO) Annual Meeting is nearly here (June 2-3 at Boston Public Library). It is no

Re: [MapHist] Query: Ortelius' Theatrumoriginal cost

2011-05-27 Thread Paul van den Brink
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 + Sebastian For a reliable calculation you might visit the website of the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam: Th

Re: [MapHist] Seutter map of Alsace

2011-05-27 Thread Michael Ritter
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 + Dear John, Jacques de Michal (about 1680 to about 1750) was a French military cartographer. There are several manuscript maps kn

Re: [MapHist] Query: Ortelius' Theatrumoriginal cost

2011-05-27 Thread hillshaw
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 + An economist approach; you need to find the price of some good that can be compared to a similar good today - not easy given the

RE: [MapHist] Query: Ortelius' Theatrumoriginal cost

2011-05-27 Thread Wildeman, Diederick
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 + A large collection of data on historical prices & wages world wide, incl. in the Low Countries, can be found on line at: http://www.

Re: [MapHist] Query: Ortelius' Theatrumoriginal cost

2011-05-27 Thread Marcel van den Broecke
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 + It is very hard if not impossible to define the cost of an atlas in Ortelius' time with those of today. A skilled scraftman i