maps in the old style
July 30, 2009 7:37 PM Subscribe
I am looking for images of old maps that have creatures drawn in the water. For example, perhaps a drawing of a sea serpent warning people seafarers to be on the lookout for monsters. Or mermaids, captioned with something like "thar be mermaids." I am sure I have seen plenty of maps like this, but I can't seem to find any at the moment.
I am looking for links to actual images, not links to sites that may or may not have these images, like BibliOdyssey.
I am looking for links to actual images, not links to sites that may or may not have these images, like BibliOdyssey.
Carta Marina - more sea serpents, krakens, and the like then you can shake a stick at.
posted by Sova at 7:47 PM on July 30, 2009 [5 favorites]
posted by Sova at 7:47 PM on July 30, 2009 [5 favorites]
Ortelius' Islandia (and a bigger one with different colors here).
posted by Sova at 8:00 PM on July 30, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Sova at 8:00 PM on July 30, 2009 [1 favorite]
Veer offers an excellent collection of high-res maps, including a CD-ROM called "Extraordinary Cartographic Motifs" with a few map sea creatures.
Browse the collection here.
They are very good quality, but not the CD-ROMs are not cheap. You can, however, register for free and download nice un-watermarked, low-res copies of some of the images.
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 8:04 PM on July 30, 2009
Browse the collection here.
They are very good quality, but not the CD-ROMs are not cheap. You can, however, register for free and download nice un-watermarked, low-res copies of some of the images.
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 8:04 PM on July 30, 2009
Some images:
http://images.veer.com/IMG/PILL/VLI/VLI0004079_P.JPG
http://images.veer.com/IMG/PILL/VLI/VLI0004079_P.JPG
http://images.veer.com/IMG/PILL/VLI/VLI0004077_P.JPG
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 8:07 PM on July 30, 2009 [1 favorite]
http://images.veer.com/IMG/PILL/VLI/VLI0004079_P.JPG
http://images.veer.com/IMG/PILL/VLI/VLI0004079_P.JPG
http://images.veer.com/IMG/PILL/VLI/VLI0004077_P.JPG
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 8:07 PM on July 30, 2009 [1 favorite]
oh, Sova...that second link of Ortelius' Islandia made my day.
a copy of it used to hang in my childhood bedroom and it was lost, along with my recollection of the title, amidst many moves.
Thank you!
posted by squasha at 8:29 PM on July 30, 2009
a copy of it used to hang in my childhood bedroom and it was lost, along with my recollection of the title, amidst many moves.
Thank you!
posted by squasha at 8:29 PM on July 30, 2009
Google Image search for "Here there be dragons" comes up with several links to old map images.
posted by ActingTheGoat at 3:01 AM on July 31, 2009
posted by ActingTheGoat at 3:01 AM on July 31, 2009
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posted by rokusan at 7:40 PM on July 30, 2009