Happy birthday to Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) renown Flemish cartographer.

What made Mercator a great #cartographer, was in fact his abilities as a #mathematician -and like those of us scientists who feel compelled also to create art he was wasn’t hindered by his immense ability as an engraver. He produced beautiful world maps (a version of which is depicted in this print), 🧵1/

https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/170817596

#geographer #geography #histstm #sciart #linocut #printmaking #mapart #maps #Mercator

Rename geographical locations across the globe on an interactive, experimental map!

https://rename.world

#RenameTheWorld #InteractiveMap #GeographyNerd #DigitalMap #MapArt #RenameIt #WorldMap #ExploreTheMap

Here's a fun map art commission 💓
For my lovely client
Thank you for the opportunity! I truly enjoyed working on this map 🗾💖

#MapArt #CustomMap #MapCommission #MapArtCommission #CommissionOpen #ArtCommission #DigitalArt #SupportArtists #Art #ma stodon #masto art Artist #ArtCommunity

TWO of my #handpainted #maps have been #published in this #geography text #book from HardieGrant in Australia. 👍 😍

I wish I’d had such a fun & well designed book when I was at school a million years ago.

More of my handpainted maps here: https://janetomlinson.com/collections/maps

#traveltuesday #geographyteacher #geographyteachers #cartography #maplovers #galapagos #birdmigration #mapart #art #painting #mapsoftheworld #quizbook

Day 7 #SciArtSeptember prompt is boreal, a word I associate with evergreen forests, so I thought I’d share my #linocut of New Brunswick, a province I have visited many times. Its provincial bird, the black-capped chickadee & its tree, the balsam fir cover the hand-carved map of New Brunswick.

The acrobatic, but rather tame chickadee, with its distinctive black cap, has long been one of my favorites. 🧵1/

#printmaking #Canada #NewBrunswick #chickadee #province #mapArt #sciart #mastoArt

Day 6 #SciArtSeptember prompt is prairie. I thought I would share a throwback: My print of Manitoba with its provincial animal the bison and flower the prairie crocus (Anemone patens) in this linocut. The block was inked ‘à la poupée’ (with different colours, pale violet, umber and brown, in different areas) and printed by hand on lovely Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.

It’s no mystery how the bison 🧵1/

#linocut #printmaking #sciart #Manitoba #prarie #bison #prairieCrocus #Canada #mapArt

Maps look surprisingly good in silver! h/t to @doersino for his osm2svg tool https://ghpages.noahdoersing.com/osm2svg4art/ and thanks to Dirt Alley Design for organizing the plot party on Instagram.

#plotterart,#penplotter #mapart

Marvel at Marvie’s 1744 map of Saint-Cloud, a stunning blend of artistry and cartography. Each detail reveals the charm and history of this picturesque locale. How does this piece transform your perception of historical maps?

#Rijksmuseum #ArtHistory #MapArt
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/RP-P-1987-107