Show Off Your Maps!  -  A Place for Map Collectors and Enthusiasts
Friday, April 10, 2009

The Netherlands, 1851

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Our largest map yet today. The contributor, Yvette Hoitink, offers the following description: "This remarkable map shows a view of the ...
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

South America, 1852

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This map comes to us from a collector with a substantial trove. The contributor offers the following description: "This hand colored ma...
Friday, March 20, 2009

Arabia, 1478

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Today's map was provided by Michel Meyer. This map, entitled "Sexta Asiae Tabula," is the work of Cladius Ptolemaeus and disp...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Indian Ocean, 1660

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Today's map comes to us from the collection of Henny Savenije, whose own mapsite is stellar. This Pieter Goos map from the mid-seventee...
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We Have Returned!

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After an extended hiatus, we have returned to update Show Off Your Maps! We will once again be periodically updating the site with more dig...
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Transylvania, 1566

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Another solid map today. The contributor describes the map as follows: This is an Ortelius map. For an excellent explanation on these maps...
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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Retusari, circa 1720

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Today's map is a bit different from the previous entries, but an entirely worthy addition nonetheless. The contributor offers this descr...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

A Renewed Call for Maps

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The content of Show Off Your Maps! relies on contributions from fellow map collectors of digital images of their maps. Without such generos...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Geneva, 1639

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Today's map is another prize from the collection of Johan Huizing. Mr. Huizing offers the following description of this wonderful work: ...
Monday, February 18, 2008

Korea circa 1865

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We're back! We took tomorrow off, sorry for the inconvenience. Today's map is another fine piece from Mr. Henny Savenije's col...
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

New Amsterdam, 1673

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Today's interesting map comes to us from the collection of Jerzy Boden. Mr. Boden supplies the following description: An extremely rare ...
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Friday, February 15, 2008

How Can We Improve This Site?

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We hope you enjoy your visits to our site. Show Off Your Maps! is still a very new project, and we are always looking for ways to improve i...
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The Empire of Alexander the Great B.C. 331-301, 1898

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Today's map is a bit different from our previous entries. The contributor has provided the following description of this piece: This col...
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Thursday, February 14, 2008

The World circa 1757

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Today's aesthetically pleasing map is from the collection of Johan Huizing of France. The contributor offers the following description: ...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Backside of Today's Map (Asia, 1650)

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By request of one of our readers with particularly sharp eyes, here is an image of the back of today's map, courtesy of Mr. Henny Saveni...
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Asia, 1650

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Another one from Henny Savenije's great collection. Today's map is a mid-17th century work by N. Sanson d'Abbeville depicting A...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Japan and Korea, 1740

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Today's map comes from the excellent collection and map site of Henny Savenije. This G. Robert de Vaugondy work from the mid-18th centu...
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Monday, February 11, 2008

Martinique circa 1685

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Today's map is another beauty. This Nicolas Visscher II map from the latter half of the 17th century titled "Insula Matanino Vulgo ...
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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Our First Map!

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A great map to get things rolling! Many thanks to our first contributor. The owner tells us that this fine piece of cartographic art in the...
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Thursday, February 7, 2008

Welcome!

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Welcome to our site! For a while now, we've thought to ourselves: wouldn't it be great if there was some place on the web where map...
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