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From splashy beaded necklaces to custom cuff bracelets made from vintage maps, Bristol maker Mira Coleman makes jewelry and baubles as versatile as they are, well, whimsical — it’s why she calls her ...
Back in the 1970s, a young couple compiled a unique marine atlas of Northwest waters. The book is still in print, and it still stands out from similar navigation books published over the years for ...
La Jolla map dealer Alex Clausen knew there was something unusual about the nautical chart he spotted at a Getty estate sale. His careful eye uncovered a 14th century treasure he purchased for a ...
In the last third of the 16th century, the Spanish crown launched a project to obtain a complete map of the New World. The project used surveys known as Relaciones Geográficas. A questionnaire ...
He sprinkled his maps with miscellany that later charts would omit: where sea turtles made their nests, or the colors and consistency of sand.
But the oceans of yesteryear really were more plentiful than they are today, and a new analysis of 240 year-old nautical charts hints at just how dramatically things have changed.
TCarta has introduced a new line of Satellite Reconnaissance Charts designed to complement official marine navigation maps in shallow waters.
French, British, Dutch, Portuguese, Jesuit – collector Robert Nield’s nautical charts and maps, painstakingly drawn and coloured, show which European colonisers dominated the seas of southern ...
It will still chart rocks, shipwrecks and other hazards, but boaters and fishermen will have to use electronic maps or private on-demand printing to get the information.
Apex Legends is getting a new nautical map, with Habitat 4 launching next week as part of the Dark Depths event. Read More: ‘Ready Or Not’ is a well-made tactical FPS that I feel uncomfortable ...
British nautical maps from century ago help B.C. researchers chart kelp beds A meeting between a professor and a colleague last year led to a treasure trove of historical maps indicating kelp bed ...
A comparison between maps drawn in the 1770s and current satellite images show coral is disappearing faster than realized.