‘Going for Baroque - Japan Map’ [from Harvard College Library channel]

“In the seventeenth century, the Netherlands was actively engaged in exploration, colonization, and trade throughout all regions of the globe, and Dutch publishers were busy keeping up with a growing internal demand for travel accounts, illustrations, and maps. This map of Japan, published for the first time in 1715, shows one of Holland’s newest commercial partners.”

(Source: bibliodyssey.blogspot.com)

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De Stijl Kaart van Leiden

Leiden [The Netherlands] in the style of ‘De Stijl’, a tribute to former Leiden resident Theo van Doesburg. 

This is a design for a stained glass window, to be put in the Leiden City Hall. The map contains all streets and alleys of Leiden’s city centre. Jos Agasi, 2007

3 months ago

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shanfanpan:

Lovely!

hypna:

Dutch Landscapes

When Google introduced its free satellite imagery service to the world in 2005, views of our planet only previously accessible to astronauts and surveyors were suddenly available to anyone with an internet connection. Yet the vistas revealed by this technology were not universally embraced…

The Dutch method of censorship is notable for its stylistic intervention compared to other countries; imposing bold, multi-coloured polygons over sites rather than the subtler and more standard techniques employed in other countries. The result is a landscape occasionally punctuated by sharp aesthetic contrasts between secret sites and the rural and urban environments surrounding them.

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“Sort of TomTom, early tripmaster: rolling key map. The map passes the screen in a tempo that depends on the speed of the car. [1932]”

Fascinating.

3 months ago

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