Map to show location of Wentworth Street market and the East End of London for a local client.

Wentworth Street Market and The East End

This place is special to me because it's where I find all the ingredients for my favorite Armenian and Middle Eastern meals. It's where my kids go to school and learn our language, history and culture. It's where I teach, where I bump into friends, where I overhear old men discuss politics in Western Armenian, a language UNESCO has classified as endangered. It's where newspapers are edited, holidays are celebrated, weddings, baptisms, funerals are conducted. Little Armenia is just a few blocks in a small town, but it's my home away from home.

Little Armenia, Watertown

袋川と外堀との間に区画された町割のうち、智頭街道よりも東側（袋川の上流側）を描いた絵図。この大切図には１６町の町人町と、その東側に配置された寺町（朱色）、総構である袋川沿いや町人町に点在する武家の拝領屋敷（黄色）が描かれている。このうち町人町は、一軒ごとに表間口と奥行の間数を記し、その所有者を記載している。町人町の土地所有状況を記すのは、表間数を指数とする町役の賦課・十分一銀（町屋の売買に際して、その価格の１０分の１を徴収する）などを算出するためと推定される。しがたって、本図によって現住者の情報を得ることはできない。また本図には所々に所有者の変更を示す貼り紙があり、その下限は明治２年（1869）である。このことから、土地管理の基礎資料として町会所などで長期にわたって利用されていた状況がうかがえる。なお、大切図は、本図を含めて６枚に分けて城下町全体の町人町を描いており、その構成は、川内上、川内下、江崎・上町・立川、川外上、川外下、新品治となっている。

鳥取城下町大切図　川内上

鳥取城下町大切図　川内上　[天保14年（1843）]

This place is special to me because it is where I studied and now spend most of my free time. We do not have many green or open spaces in Beirut but the American University neighborhood has it all: a botanical garden –which is also a cat haven, heritage buildings, an archeological museum, art galleries, excellent restaurants and coffee shops, a weekly farmers’ market and, last but not least, the seaside cornice – a beautiful promenade that leads to the iconic Rauche rocks site. One never gets bored in this area, never!

Ras Beirut

Kerala, located in the south of India, is a land of rich green paddies, rivers and lagoons. It's often termed as " God's Own Country". The coastal plain is bordered on the east by a range of mountains in which spices such as pepper, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom are grown for export. And this has attracted traders from all over the world. Fort Kochi is one such town in Kerala, which was ruled by the Portuguese from 1503 to 1682, followed by the Dutch till 1795, and then the British until the year India became independent. It is also home to the oldest European church in India which housed the gravestone of the explorer Vasco da Gama. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the largest art exhibition in India and the biggest contemporary art festival in Asia is held in this little heritage town.This is a heritage map taking you on a trail through the various historic structures, hidden cafes, boutique hotels and stores and the main streets of the city.

A heritage Trail of Fort Kochi, India

正保城絵図は、正保元年(1644年)に幕府が諸藩に命じて作成させた城下町の地図です。
城郭内の建造物、石垣の高さ、堀の幅や水深などの軍事情報などが精密に描かれているほか、城下の町割・山川の位置・形が詳細に載されています。
各藩は幕府の命を受けてから数年で絵図を提出し、幕府はこれを早くから紅葉山文庫に収蔵しました。
幕末の同文庫の蔵書目録『増補御書籍目録』には131鋪の所蔵が記録されています。国立公文書館では63鋪の正保城絵図を所蔵しています。昭和61年（1986)国の重要文化財に指定されました。
現在の神奈川県小田原市に、築かれた平山城。城主の名前の記載はありませんが、寛永10年(1633）の地震後の修復を経た稲葉正勝（いなば まさかつ・1597-1634)の時代の様子と思われます。また、西北の隅の部分が切り取られています。原図サイズ：東西3.1メートル×南北2.91メートル。

相模国小田原城絵図

相模国小田原城絵図 〔正保城絵図〕 (1644年頃)

Col. map folded to 20 x 11 cm. In Japanese. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north towards lower left. Includes legend. East Asian Library call number Ha249.

Saishin Kumamoto shigai chizu / Toda Goichi. Meiji 45 [1912]

Shinsen Okayama-shi meisaizu / Yamada Naoyoshi. Meiji 24 [1891]

新撰岡山市明細圖 (1891)

1 map : col. ; 38 x 60 cm.; folded in cover 19 x 10 cm. Cover title. In Japanese and English. Oriented with north to the upper right. Shows views of tourist attractions. Includes legend. Includes advertisements on verso. East Asian Library call number: Ba 10.1 Rare-Map.

Hit Reset Map of Austin

You know you want a wide selection of wonderfully weird things to do in Austin, Texas! I lived in Austin for years, so the city is near and dear to my heart. There are so many wacky things to do in this place. From the funky goodness of South Congress to the Cathedral of Junk (made of...yes...junk) to Chicken Poo Bingo, Austin has a totally unique vibe. My father attended graduate school at UT in the 70's, and I'd get to visit the campus with him occasionally. I grew up on Willie Nelson and Schlotzky's. I worked in an art gallery on 6th street after college and fell in love with my husband in those years. We've taken romantic strolls through Laguna Gloria, played mini-golf at Peter Pan's under the giant T-Rex, and held hands while moonlight snorkeling at Barton Springs. The whole city makes me feel young and in love with happy memories! Seeing the bat colony rise into the sky at dusk is something you should see at least once in a lifetime. And don't skip Uncommon Objects...they have everything you don't know you want yet. Do you hear that, taxidermied tiny alligator wearing a party hat? I'm coming for you. Shiner Bock ice cream from Amy's will be the perfect end to any day. Happy Austin-ing!

Wonderfully Weird Austin

Paris shown without color. Map extends from Versailles in the west to Neuilly-sur-Marne in the east.

The Environs Of Paris. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 8.

パリ近郊 (1856)

1 atlas : 4 col. maps ; 25 cm. Cover title. Lithograph. In Japanese and
English. Orientation varies. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Includes distance charts, charts of mountains, rivers, lakes on verso.
Includes preface and legend. East Asian Library call number: Cb153.

Dai Nippon Teikoku tetsudo senro meisho annai chizu = Guide to railways in Japan, with maps of the Northern Hemisphere, Manchurea & Corea : Kitahankyu ichiranzu Man-Kan ichiranzu chirishohyo / Aso Etsuzo. Meiji 38 [1905]

大日本帝国鐡道線路名所案内地圖 (1905)

Map of China. Compiled by John A. Diakoff, scientific colaborator of the former Russian Oriantalist's Society ; Drawn by Mr. G. Primakoff. Engraved by Mr. P. Sergeeff. Approved by: Department of Education of the Three Eastern Provinces, Institute of Oriental and Commercial Sciences and Pedagogical Institute, Harbin. Recommended for use in Middle and High Schools. Published by Northern Trading Co., Ltd. & Mr. V.F. Yan-hsiun. Printed by the Lithography of the "Northern Trading Co., Ltd. Harbin. 1931. (insets) January Isotherms. (with) July Isotherms.

Map of China. Compiled by John A. Diakoff

中国 (1931)

中文: 新版《時局圖》, 可能繪於1900年至1904年之間。作者謝纘泰用以表達19世紀末當時西方列強勢力佔侵中國地區的概況。<br>
English: Newer version of THE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST (時局圖). Its author (Tse Tsan-tai, 1872-1939) depicted the western powers encroaching on China at the end of the nineteenth century in symbolic form. At the left "to be clear at a glance" (一目了然), at the right, "self-evident" (不言而喻). The bear representing Russia is intruding from the north, the bulldog head with a lion body representing the United Kingdom is in south China, with its tail around the Shantung peninsula (Wehai english colony was the seat of the British bulldog in the first version of the cartoon), the Gallic frog, is in southeast Asia, with an inscription "Fashoda", in reference to Fashoda Incident opposing Britain and France in Africa. The frog has the Hainan Island in its right hand, in reference to Guangzhouwan, and part of the Sichuan in its left hand. The bald eagle representing the United States is approaching from the Philippines (the U.S. had already invaded the Philippines at this time). On the eagle is written "Blood is thicker than water", a reference to U.S. Navy Commodore Josiah Tattnall's saying in 1859. The symbolic Sun behind Japan spreads its rays across Korea onto China, while Japan fishes for Taiwan. Qing Amban is on Tibet and chinese teacher on Mongolia and Xinjiang with turco-mongol man. Some other European countries, following Prussia, are waiting to invade China at the bottom of the map.<br>
Français : Nouvelle édition de « Carte de la situation politique » (時局圖), avec sur le coté gauche, « qu'on saisit à première vue » (一目了然) et à droite, « Cela va sans dire » (不言而喻). L'auteur (Tse Tsan-tai, 1872-1939) l'utilise pour exprimer l'invasion des puissances occidentale à la fin du XIXe siècle. L'ours représente la Russie au Nord, Le bulldog britannique (dessiné avec un corps de lion dont la queue entoure la Péninsule du Shandong, où se situait la colonie Britannique de Weihai), le Royaume-Uni au Sud-Est, la grenouille (vision britannique de la France), avec l'inscription Fashoda (en référence à la Crise de Fachoda, fashoda incident en anglais, opposant Britanniques et Français en Afrique), au Sud, venant d'Indochine (alors colonie française). La grenouille tient de la main droite l'île de Hainan, en référence à la possession de Kouang-Tchéou-Wan et la main gauche sur une partie du Sichuan. La Pygargue représente les États-Unis au dessus des Philippines qu'ils avaient à cette époque envahi. Le soleil du Japon caché sous derrière le pays envoie quelques rayons vers un fumeur d'opium chinois, allongé au milieu de la carte, tout en tenant d'un lasso Taïwan. Un Amban des Qing est au Tibet et un enseignant chinois, est sur la zone des turco-mongols (appelés Tartares par les européens) de Mongolie et du Xinjiang. Quelques autre pays font la queue pour envahir la Chine (en dessous de la carte) ; Prusse, suivie par d'autres pays européens, Empire austro-hongrois, Italie, Suisse...

時局圖

東アジア時局図 (1900-1904)

A very interesting 1853 (Kaei 6) Japanese world map by Suido Nakajima. Presented on a cylindrical projection, this map marks a significant advancement in Japanese globular cartography and a far more sophisticated adaptation of western cartographic standards than is evidenced in most earlier Japanese world maps. No longer reliant on 17th century Dutch maps acquired via the Dutch East India Company’s (VOC) trade concession in Nagasaki, the Japanese have here abandoned many of the antiquated cartographic notions, such as an insular California, which were common in Japanese maps of the previous decade. Japanese cartographers may have been motivated to update their traditional world view in the light of the explosion of cartographic ideas associated with the arrival in Edo Harbor of the American Commodore Matthew Perry in the same year this map was published. As a whole this map offers a sophisticated cartographic presentation of the world embracing the most up to date cartographic knowledge available in the mid-19th century. Though adapted to the Japanese printing style, this map presents a generally accurate world view. British Claims to Washington and British Columbia are noted in North America, Australia and the Pacific are accurately rendered, as are the discoveries of Vitus Bering and James Cook in the Arctic, and Africa is clearly pre-Speke. The disputed East Sea / Sea of Japan / Sea of Korea is here labeled as the Sea of Joseon (Korea), which some scholars suggests indicates Japanese acceptance of the “Sea of Korea” convention. Four hemispheres appear in the lower left quadrant, from left, the southern, northern, eastern, and western. All are on a stereographic projection. The map is printed on woodblock and hand colored in vivid, blues, greens, oranges, and yellows. A fine example of the redefined Japanese cartography style of the later Tokugawa period.

地球萬國方圖

A botanical take on Toronto / Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, a city of millions but providing many outdoors option nonetheless.

Toronto Botanical Map

この2年間、なかなか自由に部屋を出ることは叶わず、何度旅することを夢見たろうか。
外界とアクセスをする時はマスク一枚に自由を隔てられ、本当の意味で自由になれたのは部屋の中だけだった。

この一枚の絵は、そんな世界中の旅を夢見た人が壁に地図を広げて、旅を夢見る瞬間を描いたものです。
私たちは部屋の中にいながらも世界中の隣人と繋がり、それはまた宇宙にも繋がっています。

あなたはどんな部屋からこの部屋を眺めていますか？
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左上：宇宙で温泉に憧れる者：大分県
右上：砂漠で世界に想いを馳せる者：世界地図
左下：寒冷地で南国バカンスを思案する者：沖縄県、下地島
右下：熱帯でバカンスを夢想する者：北海道

Spaceport Map Remix：SPACE AND OUTER SPACE

Map in full color with drawings of interesting features in the United States. Below the main map is an elevation profile with lines leading up to the point along the route noted below. The profile delineates the states, mileage and the height of the features on the profile. The route of the airplane is shown in blue and includes an airplane making the trip. Surround the map and profile are drawings of natural features and cities throughout the United States.

Illustrated Map of the Route of Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc. TAT. Copyright, Rand McNally &amp; Company. 7134 - New York 6-29.

アメリカ (1929)

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Rambles Through Our Country. An Instructive Geographical Game For The Young. Copyright Secured 1881. American Publishing Company. Hartford, Conn. 1886.

アメリカ開拓時代 (1886)

Pictorial football map of the United States, focusing primarily on college football in 1939 but illustrating professional teams as well with team nicknames, and major conference championships, it also documents the major professional clubs. Shows players, cheerleaders, and college banners.

Albert Richard : Football map. Copyright 1939.

アメリカンフットボール：米国 (1939)

Colored pictorial map of the 48 states, signed by Walt Disney. 
Showing Disney scene & characters head towards golden Gate exposition. A promotional map sponsored by Standard Oil Company of California and Travel Tykes Weekly Magazine. The map is filled with vignettes in each of the states and provinces of Canada, showing Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck engaged in activities reflective of the tourism or indigenous commerce or industry of the state. 

Around borders there are comic strip panels from the Travel Tykes Weekly Magazine or from service stations are numbered & were to be cut out & pasted in proper place on the map. On verso shows Mickey and Donald at the Fair, featuring vignettes on the major attractions of the Golden Gate Exposition.

Standard Oil Company of California Presents Mickey's and Donald's Race to Treasure Island Golden Gate International Exposition on San Francisco Bay.

Mickey's and Donald's race to Treasure Island, 1939

Humorous pictorial map by R. D. Handy showing the adventures across the United States, with illustrations and descriptive notes. Paul Bunyan, holding title cartouche on lower left. Includes illustrations "Beginning of Golf in this Country" when Paul stood at the lower end of Texas and hit rocks into Florida, and compass rose in right margin, "This pointer is correct except for the three years that Paul turned the world around so North was south and south was north". Notes: "This is to certify that all of the facts on this map are without any change or exaggeration ... Witnessed by Johnny Inkslinger Shot

Paul Bunyan's Pictorial Map of the United States

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<body>Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Pictorial map showing routes of American and other, connecting airlines, points of interest, etc. Includes connections to Mexico, Cuba, the Bahamas and southern Canada. Folded into self covers 21 x 10 titled "American Airlines system map. Route of the flagships." </body>
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