Matthew Edney has written a long blog post on Arno Peters and his map. I’ve been struggling for months now on how to deal with Arno Peters and his world map. Every time I turn… More
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Edney on Sleigh’s Anciente Mappe of Fairyland
Matthew Edney has a post on Bernard Sleigh’s Anciente Mappe of Fairyland, about which we have seen much already; Edney’s look is deeper and more analytical. “Of special interest to me is how, despite his… More
Edney Reviews ‘When Maps Become the World’
Matthew Edney reviews Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther’s When Maps Become the World (University of Chicago Press, 2020), a philosophy of science book that engages with maps and representation—with what Winther calls “map thinking.” Edney isn’t convinced by… More
Reviews of Edney’s Cartography
Matthew Edney’s Cartography: The Ideal and Its History was published by the University of Chicago Press last April. I have a review copy and a review is in the works. While you’re waiting for me… More
The Useless Grandeur of Coronelli’s Great Globes
Constructed in the 1680s for Louis XIV, and measuring nearly four metres in diameter and weighing a couple of tons apiece, Vincenzo Coronelli’s great globes “are a simply amazing celestial and terrestrial pair,” writes Matthew… More
Map History Books of 2023
Just before Christmas, Matthew Edney posted his list of map history books published (or seen) in 2023. He’s been posting an annual list of such books since 2017 (previously).
The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society
Out this week: The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society (Routledge), a collection of essays edited by Alexander J. Kent and Doug Specht. “Contributors reflect on the changing role of geospatial technologies in society… More
History of Cartography Project’s Fourth Volume Now Available Online
The History of Cartography Project’s fourth volume, Cartography in the European Enlightenment, is now available online for free download in PDF format. This book, edited by Matthew Edney and Mary Sponberg Pedley, came out in… More
Twenty Years
Today is The Map Room’s 20th anniversary. The rule of thumb is that an item is vintage if it’s more than 40 years old, and antique if it’s more than 100 years old. (That tan-coloured… More
Map History Books Published in 2022
Matthew Edney lists the books about map history that (to his knowledge) were published in 2022. He’s been compiling such lists since 2017: see also 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
New Book About Emma Hart Willard
A book about the work of Emma Hart Willard (1787-1870) is coming out this month from Visionary Press. The book, Emma Willard: Maps of History, includes an essay by Susan Schulten (who also edited the… More
Bert Johnson’s Map Ties
The late Bert Johnson’s collection of map ties—some 50 of them—has been donated to the Osher Map Library. See their Facebook post and Matthew Edney’s tweet for photos. Bert died in 2019; he was a… More
Map Book List Updates
One last update to the Map Books of 2021 page, thanks to a couple of titles in Esri Press’s gift guide that I’d previously overlooked. Meanwhile, for even more titles, see Matthew Edney’s Map History… More
Returning Maps to Their Context
Interesting essay for the History of Cartography Project from Matthew Edney, on the practice of treating maps as separate from the books they were originally published in—and physically removing them from those books—and the damage… More
Forty Years of the History of Cartography Project
This article from the University of Wisconsin–Madison takes a look back at the 40-year history of the History of Cartography Project, which, with the forthcoming publication of its final volume, is actually coming to a… More