Maps for ‘The Million.’
Mar 28, 2023 | Maps
“The Million” was a term used in England during the Victorian era that represented the masses of laboring people – a group distinctly separate from the wealthy aristocracy. Contemporary advancements in printing technology and a new focus on public...
A Revelation in Road Guides
Oct 30, 2022 | Maps
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of transportation maps, especially those published during the first half of the 20th century. Such a short period of time saw greater changes to human mobility than any other span in history. The widespread adoption of the airplane and...
You Never Know What you Might Find…
Oct 26, 2022 | Maps
It’s not uncommon to encounter random odds and ends when looking through old books and atlases. Dried and pressed leaves, scribbled notes, and newspaper clippings are some of the ‘surprises’ that I come across most frequently. More often than not,...
Mapping Change #1 – Indiana DNR
May 5, 2022 | Maps
This is the first post to explore a sequence of maps over time. By showcasing the various maps together in one location, I hope to highlight both their similarities and differences as well as identify specific trends and changes. Below we have four pictorial maps of...
Love is in the Air and on the Map
Feb 17, 2022 | Maps
To (somewhat belatedly) celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, I wanted to share with you a love story that can be traced on maps going back decades. It all started in 1962 with the establishment of TourMap, Inc. by Robert (Dick) and Marjorie Ingalls of Seattle,...
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