Essays & Articles
Mar 23, 2025
Petrus Plancius and his Spice Map
Petrus Plancius's "The Molucca Islands" map, also known as the "Spice Map," was a pivotal piece of cartography in th...
Mar 15, 2025
La Nuova Francia by Giacomo Gastaldi
La Nuova Francia 1556
This spectacular woodcut map, La Nuova Francia, by Giacomo Gastaldi, is one of the earliest kn...
Mar 11, 2025
The Peutinger Map
Modern Depiction of Portion of Peutinger Map
The Tabula Peutingeriana, or the Peutinger Map as it is commonly called...
Mar 1, 2025
Map Maker Biography: Alexis Hubert Jaillot (1632-1712)
Alexis-Hubert Jaillot, born circa 1632 in Paris, is one of the most influential figures in the history of French car...
Feb 22, 2025
Map Maker Biography: Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720)
French cartographer Nicolas de Fer was born in 1646 in the famous enclave of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France, where ear...
Feb 17, 2025
Map Maker Biography: Herman Moll (1654 – 1732)
A New Map of the Whole World with the Trade Winds (1736)
Herman Moll (1654–1732) stands as one of the most important...
Feb 11, 2025
Map Maker Biography: Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726)
Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726) is recognized as one of the most influential European cartographers of the early 18th...
Feb 10, 2025
Map Maker Biography: Johann Baptist Homann (1664 – 1724)
Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724) was one of the most influential of European cartographers in the late 17th and ear...
Jan 29, 2025
Map Maker Biography: Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697 – 1782)
Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697–1782) is one of the most significant figures in the history of European ca...
Jan 17, 2025
Map Maker Biography: Nicolaes Visscher I and his son Nicolaes Visscher II
Nicolaes Visscher I (1618–1679) and his son Nicolaes Visscher II (1649–1702) were two of the most renowned Dutch cart...
Jan 14, 2025
Map Maker Biography: Hartmann Schedel (1440 – 1514)
Although relatively few people are familiar with his name, Hartmann Schedel (1440–1514) was one of the most illustri...
Jun 13, 2024
The Selden Map: A Ming Dynasty Maritime Marvel
In 2008, a stunning map was found in the basement of one of the world’s most famous libraries, Oxford University’s B...