Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject: Historical maps as Framed Wall art Decoration
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Members of the Association of State and local History.
Dear Design Community Forums,
Art comes in many forms and since the concept of scanning, a great and wonderful colorful new world has been produced to enhance the home and even the office. Digital archival reproductions has grown in each media and as yet to evolve, is the early master cartographer. The shame is that most of this art is tucked away in dusty old museums, never to see the light of day. However, rogue Professors like myself and my grandfather before me collected this genre. Then by using the latest innovations in cutting edge digital technology, is able to reproduce fascinating images of these 16th to 19th century artists. Yes, they were artists who commanded great tribute from their benefactors, including Kings and Presidents. Through the great advancement of computer tools, we are able to conceive the original artwork at premium prices and offer fine maps to people, who realize that framed Maps can be a romantic topic of conversation when positioned as a wall accent.
Experience the world through Fine art and canvas, colors and high resolution. Peer through our gallery spanning six hundred years, from the time of seeing California as an island, right up to the modern era.
Our collection, which is unrivalled in size, content and quality, includes the works of renowned cartographic artists including Jansson, Moll, Romans, Homann and many others. As Christmastide is fast approaching, we are offering extra incentives for the avid buyer.
An historical map can be a quick, elegant and thoughtful gift for an older family member who is always difficult to buy for. Then again, just about anybody would enjoy this art decor over their mantelpiece. As popularity has grown in this new art decor so has the digital quality-- as has the price. However, we have managed to keep our maps at a reasonable price for all to enjoy.
We are the Global leader in high quality historical maps
We have special discounts for teachers & students.
We specialize in county land ownership maps for family genealogists. One of our largest collections containing California property ownership wall maps of the 19th century.
Please visit our website and navigate the progressive gallery of maps, dating back to the 15th century.
We also have a growing collection of Spanish Southwestern & Eastern French, British Colonial period maps, including maps of early surveyed territories.
Maps of the Past, Inc., has become THE destination for family genealogy, historians, geologists, treasure hunters, mineral prospectors and anyone else interested in historical maps. Our current library and archives with numbers reaching 10,000 offers maps from as early as the 16th Century, in categories including, but not limited to: US maps, State maps, County maps, Township maps, City maps, Plat maps or Landowner maps, Railroad maps, Civil War Battle maps, Mining maps, Colonial maps, USGS Topo maps, USCS Nautical Survey maps, River maps, Lewis and Clark maps, Panoramic or Bird's Eye View maps, Territory maps, Statehood maps, Political maps and charts, Census maps, Demographic maps, and Indian Territory maps, including maps of Europe. For the avid genealogist we specialize in one of a kind Land Ownership maps. This is the fulfillment of all dreams to locate an ancestors name on our remarkable list of real estate property maps. Approximately 1500 of these maps have been painstakingly restored, whereas. the remainder are being restored upon request. With access to hundreds of thousands of additional maps, most requests can be fulfilled for maps of areas with populations of 40,000 or more, including old world maps.
We also have the necessary full size printers to produce, outstanding colored prints in our collection.
We are a family business run by a retired university professor, who has been collecting maps forever and his grandfather before him. The majority of the cartographic collection, that represents thousands, have never been cataloged or even scanned.
Our main objective is to restore the historical maps to not quite perfection, for future preservation. We are the Leader in Archival reproductions of high quality HISTORICAL MAPS, of which we sell through auctions, to the general public, commercial and government agencies.
Our maps have been acquired by many prestigious academic institutions, such as Johns Hopkins University.
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