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Great freaking work. Have been waiting for someone to do something like this for years. We also would have some inputs on some of the short-lived territories in the U.S. West that …

Yes, Tufte did much to popularize the Minard map related to Napoleon, but there were map dealers that had been intrigued by it and discussing it for quite a while prior to that. Th…

Was tremendously intrigued to see Marcou's name and position on the topic that came up in this discussion. He's a titan in historical geology. But I can't think of any early maps t…

Just wanted to put your fears and concerns at ease, if I could. Have interacted with Mr Rumsey for at least thirty years, and have always admired his humility, scholarship and effo…

Mastodon has been the social media experience we've been hoping to someday find. Much more content rich than twitter, and discussions that go somewhere interesting. There are too m…

We come at this from a strange perspective, as we dealt in old maps for the last thirty years or so, mostly paper, but on occasion things on silk, cotton or rayon. It's an amazing …