I am in love with maps! It has the magic to bring back the most fond memories. We can revisit places that we love, bringing back the smells, sounds and tastes we experienced. It brings families together, the centre point of a home, where we reminisce and remember happy memories, thinking back to stories from the past. As human beings, we all have our own values, beliefs and attitudes that we have developed throughout the course of our lives. Our ancestors, family, friends, community and the experiences we have had all contribute to our sense of who we are and how we view the world. Ancient ma ..read more

Cartography, the art and science of making maps, has been around for centuries. Throughout history, cartography has been a male-dominated field, with few opportunities for women to make their mark. Although women have been involved in cartography for centuries, and played a vital role in producing maps, their contributions have often been overlooked. Historically, there have been many challenges for the female cartographer to face. Much mapping was done from ships which banned women; and universities were closed to women which cut off another avenue. However, many cartographic businesses we ..read more

John Tallis is considered to be one of the most renowned English cartographers and publisher of the 19th century, despite producing only one atlas. The Illustrated Atlas of the World was published for the 1851 Great Exhibition, and his maps are considered to be the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, works of art as much of geography.   John Tallis (1818 - 1876) These maps, which were drawn and engraved by John Rapkin, were first brought together within The British Colonies (1849), which included many of the maps subsequently included in the Illustrated Atlas. Tallis ..read more

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