Monday, October 18, 2010

The Wall Maps, part I.a

When I posted my map of the Belgian Congo a few days back, several people wanted to see the map that inspired me to take it out of storage, Niece #1's vintage map of Brazil.  Niece #1 delivers:



I hardly need point out that everything about this map is heart-stoppingly wonderful, from the inset elevation map in the lower left to the almost self-parodic nationalism of the emblem in the upper left, to the big red arrows indicating ocean-borne exports, to the inset hemisphere, in case you wondered where Brazil was relative to other places.

I hardly need point out that not every college junior decorates their rooms like this.


Next on "The Wall Maps": What's good for the Michigoose...

5 comments:

Jennifer said...

Thanks, Niece#1 (if I may address you so familiarly)!

I am not the map-lover your uncle is, but I would say that something I like about the map is how the coastal areas appear shaded grey by relatively high amount of writing on them.

leschoolteacher said...

I liked your blog !! I have too a collectile french school vintage map http://nicevintagefrance.blogspot.com/

Michael5000 said...

Mssr. Leschoolteacher is selling stuff, but his images are nice and might be of interest to L&T browsers. Let's get that link linked up before Aviatrix gets here: http://nicevintagefrance.blogspot.com/.

Jenners said...

I was glad to see the map that inspired you so much.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...

Yes. When I was in college, everyone's dorm rooms had posters of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. But maps are cool too . . .