Prince Edward Island Antique Maps

09/06/2026

https://historyfacts.com/science-industry/article/7-maps-that-illustrate-the-history-of-the-world/?lctg=9ef169ee-4570-4c15-ab2d-3d84ceb7ade0

When the first mapmakers etched the known world into stone, they were completely unaware that their “world” was only a mere fraction of the planet’s surface.

09/06/2026

https://www.gim-international.com/article/the-use-of-airborne-lidar-to-visualize-history-in-3d

Airborne Lidar and 3D modelling technologies were used at the historic site of Fort Anne in Nova Scotia, Canada, not only as an aesthetic recreation of history, but also to help scientists decide where to focus future excavation activities. Airborne...

09/05/2026

The United Nations has voted 164 in favor and one nation against adopting the Equal Earth projection for map-making. Only the United States opposed the change, along with six other countries that abstained from voting.

The move follows a long-held complaint that the Mercator Projection, which has been in wide use for 450 years, distorts the size of some nations. It makes countries closer to the poles appear larger than they really are, while it reduces the true size of Africa.

09/02/2026

https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/new-exhibition-charts-700-years-cartography-fiction

The Sunderland Collection of world maps has announced the creation of Ex Carta, a sister collection dedicated to fictional and world-building cartography that spans more than 700 years across over 160 maps from 1506 to the present day.

08/03/2026

https://go2tutors.com/27-antique-maps-tucked-inside-old-frames-that-sell-for-more-than-the-frame-ever-would/

Most people hang a framed map because it looks good on the wall. A few people discover — sometimes decades after the fact — that what they hung was worth more than everything else in the room combined. The difference between a decorative reproduction and a genuine 17th-century engraving isn’t ...

07/12/2026

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/who-was-here-first-why-maps-old-compasses-and-history-classes-matter-in-disputed-south-china-sea

Ancestral records continue to be amplified as claimant states entrench their arguments Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

07/08/2026

https://indonesiaexpat.id/travel/history-culture/mapping-jakarta-across-five-centuries/

From Batavia to modern Jakarta, discover how antique maps at Bartele Gallery bring nearly five centuries of the capital's history to life.

07/02/2026

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ancient-maps-reveal-lost-worlds-and-reshape-history/ss-AA26XKqT

06/19/2026

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/12-maps-show-history-culture-and-environmental-change/ss-AA25IX1M =2

The maps range from ancient and medieval works, such as Ptolemy’s Geography and the Hereford Mappa Mundi, to modern digital tools using satellite and GPS data. They depict subjects including linguistic diversity, historic trade and escape routes, climate change impacts, marine pollution, and even ...