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Featured Article -- October 2008
Out of the Atlas and Onto Your Wall:
Decorating with Antique Maps By Laura Bedrossian
Above: Picture This FramingCenter and Gallery
(45 Weybosset St, Providence)
With the introduction of the Internet and GPS being easily accessed from something as small as a cell phone, traditional atlases and maps seem outdated these days. As travelers, we’re no longer rolling out beautiful, hand-printed maps and attempting to navigate backroads. Most of us simply allow an automated voice to tell us to “turn right in 15 feet, take a left at Main Street” and — BOOM — we are at our destination.
Unfortunately for our predecessors, it was not always that easy. Though maps dating back as early as the 1500s were a little plain looking, they went through a tumultuous creation process. Some maps, such as nautical charts, had to be so detailed that depth and coastline information were required, or some vessels might run aground.
From the individual studying the terrain to the cartographer to the engraver, many steps were taken to ensure accuracy. And since our predecessors lacked our technology, most of those maps were individually created, hand-colored, and oftentimes showed designs such as plans for future cities in the corner.
