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mhedney

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Map historian and geographer. Mostly thoughts and news re map history.

Osher Professor in history of cartography, University of Southern Maine. Director, History of Cartography Project, University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Blogs at mappingasprocess.net

Occasional pretty images, sci-fi nerdery, and things I find funny (if former social media is anything to go by)

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Geographical systems of the ancients. Drawn by Dr. Charles Muller. Engraved by Edwd. Weller. London : John Murray. (to accompany) Dr. William Smith's Ancient atlas. 1. 1874. : Smith, William, 1813-1893 https://archive.org/details/dr_geographical-systems-of-the-ancients-drawn-by-dr-charles-muller-engraved-13007021 via @internetarchive @antiquidons

credit: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries.

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@bibliolater @internetarchive @antiquidons

A great introduction to Muller’s work is

Talbert, Richard J. A. “Carl Müller (1813–1894), S. Jacobs, and the Making of Classical Maps in Paris for John Murray.” Imago Mundi 46 (1994): 128–50

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 "Hand-drawn map of England and Wales by Christopher Saxton in 1579." @histodon @histodons

Attribution: Christopher Saxton, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Page URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anglia_Atlas.jpg

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@bibliolater @histodon @histodons -- sorry to be that guy, but this is a printed map, with hand-applied water color.

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