1936 Aerial Photo of the Brisbane River showing West End, Toowong and St Lucia.

1936 West End - Aerial Photo

Malasaña holds the perfect harmony of the old and the new, and it’s the place I call home nowadays. I have been living in Madrid for a decade, and this is one of my favourite neighbourhoods. Bubbling with life at any time of the day and night it’s a place where you can find the trendiest people and places. Art exists inside galleries and museums but also in the streets, hip bars, pubs and cafes. My favourite thing are the contrast: the little old grocery shop next to the latest design shop, the bar that has been serving people for a 100 years (true story) packed with the trendiest crowd... If you’re into shopping here you will find the best vintage shops, and the newest design too. I have listed my favourite places in the area so you can have a complete day exploring: you can see art, grab a coffee, go shopping, have a bite, a drink and even dance all night.

Madrid: A day in hip Malasaña

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

Tourist map of Marfa, Texas.  Marfa is a city in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in far West Texas, between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. It is the county seat of Presidio County, and its population as of the 2010 United States Census was 1,981. The city was founded in the early 1880s as a water stop; the population increased during World War II, but the growth stalled and reversed somewhat during the late 20th century. Today, Marfa is a tourist destination and a major center for minimalist art. Attractions include Building 98, the Chinati Foundation, artisan shops, historical architecture, a classic Texas town square, modern art installments, art galleries, and the Marfa lights

Marfa, Texas

This place is special to me because...I just moved to Austin this summer, so it's my new neighborhood that I have enjoyed exploring through food. These are a few of my favorite breakfast spots in downtown Austin. Here it's Tacos over Burritos in the morning, and I have to say the Migas at VeraCruz are the best! My favorite trendy, chill and work places are on the west side, along with some great diners. But, the absolute best place is a bit north of downtown so I had to squeeze it in - Bird Bird Biscuit. It is worth the extra drive - get the fresh fried Queen Beak sandwich it's the best in town!

Austin, Downtown Breakfast

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)

Detailed full color pocket decorative map of London, one of the most decorative of all of Tallis' City Plans, on sheet 56x75. Dissected into 18 section, backed with linen, folded into red covers 19x13, with title "Tallis's illustrated plan of London, 1851" embossed in gilt with gilt decorations, on front and blind stamped on back cover, same stamp as front. Map borders with 48 city views, extending to Hammersmith in the west, clockwise to Cricklewood, Hampstead, Stamford Hill, Leytonstone, Greenwich, Peckham, Battersea Rise and Parson's Green. Shows color coded boundaries of boroughs, roads, streets, city blocks, buildings, landmarks, parks and places of interest. Relief shown by hachures. Includes legend.

Tallis's illustrated plan of London and its environs

ロンドン（1851）

My cousin Kirsten and I meet for breakfast about every three weeks. For years, we went to the same two or three places. About two years ago, we decided that we would try a new restaurant every time we went to breakfast. This map is a record of the restaurants we tried out during the past two years. The limiting factor (being Los Angeles) was traffic, so we mostly frequented places between our two houses in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, which is the north end of the City of Los Angeles.

Breakfast with Two Valley Girls

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)

This is a rare and often underappreciated 1606 mapping New Spain by Hondius and Mercator.  Covering the viceroyalty granted to Hernan Cortez following his conquest of the Aztec Empire, this map details, roughly, from  Mexico City westward to the Pacific coast and northward as far as modern-day Michoacán.  

Cartographically Mercator's map is heavily influenced by Ortelius' 1579 map of the same region.  Though we are uncertain of Ortelius' sources, this map exhibits a combination of known and speculative cartographic elements.  Mexico City appears at right center surrounded by water as it appeared at the time of the conquest.  By the time this map was drawn, much of the region between Mexico City and the Pacific ports along the coast, as well as the mining regions to the north and west, had been roughly mapped by the conquistadores.  

Lake Chapala (Chapalicum Mare) for example is accurately situated and formed.  However, as the map extends further north into only tenuously explored regions, the cartography becomes more speculative.  The large inland sea in the northwestern quadrant with is four numbered and named islands is clearly drawn from indigenous legends, most likely as transmitted via the Codex Mendoza.  Elaborate baroque title cartouche in the upper right quadrant.

Hondius, J. & Mercator, G., L'Atlas ou méditations Cosmographiques de la Fabrique du Monde et Figure d'Iceluy. Commencé en Latin par le très docte Gerard Mercator, parachevé per Jodocus Hondius. Amsterdam, 1609., 1609.

Map of New Spain’s pacific coast - 1606

<div>Author&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chirpe, W Rodney</div>
<div>Author&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Montgomery Ward Co., Inc.</div>
<div>Date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1936</div>
<div>Short Title&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Texas Centennial Exposition 1830-1936</div>
<div>Publisher&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Montgomery Ward Co., Inc.</div>
<div>Publisher Location&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chicago, Ill.</div>
<div>Type&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Separate Map</div>
<div>Obj Height cm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;46</div>
<div>Obj Width cm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;61</div>
<div>Scale 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None shown</div>
<div>Note&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Color pictorial map of Texas, Includes historical vignettes on both sides and lower panels, historical notes and decorative compass rose oriented with the north to upper right margin. Shows landmarks, roads, farms, railroads, park, industry, agriculture, rivers, mountains and Native American settlements. Relief shown pictorially. Centennial Exposition was held at Fair Park in Dallas, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Texas's independence from Mexico in 1836. It was also a celebration of Texas and Western culture. W. Rodney Chirpe was an artist who achieved some success in commercial and advertizing design. His work was featured in an exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1934.</div>
<div>State/Province&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Texas</div>
<div>Subject&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pictorial map</div>
<div>Subject&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Historical</div>
<div>Full Title&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Texas Centennial Exposition 1830-1936 : presented by Montgomery Ward. Designed by W. Rodney Chirpe. Copyright 1936 by Montgomery Ward Co., Inc.</div>
<div>List No&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11641.000</div>
<div>Publication Author&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chirpe, W Rodney</div>
<div>Publication Author&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Montgomery Ward Co., Inc.</div>
<div>Pub Date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1936</div>
<div>Pub Title&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Texas Centennial Exposition 1830-1936 : presented by Montgomery Ward. Designed by W. Rodney Chirpe. Copyright 1936 by Montgomery Ward Co.,&nbsp;</div>

Texas Centennial Exposition 1830-1936

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

トロント（カナダ）

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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