Videos Archive - Daniel Crouch Rare Books https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/ Rare Maps, Vintage Maps, Antique Maps, Rare Atlases, Rare Books Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:24:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/dcrb-favicon-100x100.png Videos Archive - Daniel Crouch Rare Books https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/ 32 32 238712441 The Boncompagni Rosary https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/the-boncompagni-rosary/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:40:15 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/the-boncompagni-rosary/ A newly-discovered sixteenth century rosary telling the story of creation and the early ages of man. Only the second known example of such an extraordinary devotional object, the Boncompagni Rosary features two miniature globes. These celestial and terrestrial spheres, bearing many of the hallmarks of contemporary cartography and astronomy, are part of a globe-making tradition that spanned Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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]]> 7238 The Cline Collection https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/the-cline-collection/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:25:00 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/the-cline-collection/ The story of London told in 30,000 books, maps, and prints spanning 400 years.

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]]> 7182 De’ Rossi’s monumental wall map of the world https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/de-rossis-monumental-wall-map-of-the-world/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:02:00 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/de-rossis-monumental-wall-map-of-the-world/ In 1675, the same year that De’ Rossi secured the prestigious and valuable commission of decorating the papal summer residence, the Castel Gandolfo, with nearly two hundred engraved maps of Europe, America and the city of Rome, he also created this magnificent and elaborate wall map of the world, published with the privilege of the Pope.

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]]> In 1675, the same year that De’ Rossi secured the prestigious and valuable commission of decorating the papal summer residence, the Castel Gandolfo, with nearly two hundred engraved maps of Europe, America and the city of Rome, he also created this magnificent and elaborate wall map of the world, published with the privilege of the Pope.

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]]> 7184 A Protestant Wind or Hot Air? A study of the Astor Armada drawings https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/a-protestant-wind-or-hot-air-a-study-of-the-astor-armada-drawings/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:44:00 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/a-protestant-wind-or-hot-air-a-study-of-the-astor-armada-drawings/ Daniel Crouch took part of this year’s Malcolm Young Lecture, which is the Society’s annual lecture given in honour of Malcolm Young, co-founder of IMCoS.

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]]> Daniel Crouch took part of this year’s Malcolm Young Lecture, which is the Society’s annual lecture given in honour of Malcolm Young, co-founder of IMCoS.

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]]> 7186 Contagious Cartography: A Panorama of Pandemics and Plagues https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/contagious-cartography-a-panorama-of-pandemics-and-plagues/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:38:00 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/contagious-cartography-a-panorama-of-pandemics-and-plagues/ California Map Society Spring Conference – Day One (1 May 2021)

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]]> 7188 The father of Islamic and Western cartography https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/the-father-of-islamic-and-western-cartography/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:37:00 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/the-father-of-islamic-and-western-cartography/ Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy) has been called the father of geography.

The Greek astronomer and cartographer was born and lived in Alexandria in Egypt between c100 and 170.

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The Greek astronomer and cartographer was born and lived in Alexandria in Egypt between c100 and 170.

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]]> 7190 Life on Mars https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/life-on-mars/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:14:00 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/life-on-mars/ A rare and fascinating manuscript globe of Mars made during a period of renewed interest in the red planet and suggestive of the possibility of Martian civilisation.

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]]> A rare and fascinating manuscript globe of Mars made during a period of renewed interest in the red planet and suggestive of the possibility of Martian civilisation.

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]]> 7192 Rocque’s large and detailed plan of the cities of Georgian London and the country ten miles round https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/rocques-large-and-detailed-plan-of-the-cities-of-georgian-london-and-the-country-ten-miles-round/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:47:00 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/rocques-large-and-detailed-plan-of-the-cities-of-georgian-london-and-the-country-ten-miles-round/ One of the finest maps of – what is now – Greater London ever produced.

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]]> 7194 Turgot’s monumental plan of Paris https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/turgots-monumental-plan-of-paris/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:18:00 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/turgots-monumental-plan-of-paris/ Turgot’s fine plan of Paris during the reign of Louis XV.

In 1734 Michel-Étienne Turgot (1690-1751), Mayor of Paris, decided to promote the reputation of Paris to Parisian, provincial and foreign elites by implementing a new plan of the city. He asked Louis Bretez, a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, and professor of perspective, to draw up the plan of Paris and its suburbs.

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]]> Turgot’s fine plan of Paris during the reign of Louis XV.

In 1734 Michel-Étienne Turgot (1690-1751), Mayor of Paris, decided to promote the reputation of Paris to Parisian, provincial and foreign elites by implementing a new plan of the city. He asked Louis Bretez, a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, and professor of perspective, to draw up the plan of Paris and its suburbs.

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]]> 7196 A nation defined… An Elizabethan wall map by “the father of English cartography” https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/a-nation-defined-an-elizabethan-wall-map-by-the-father-of-english-cartography/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:54:00 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/videos/a-nation-defined-an-elizabethan-wall-map-by-the-father-of-english-cartography/ Christopher Saxton’s wall map is a result of the first survey of the whole of England and Wales, and is the first map of those countries to give all the place names in English. Saxton has been dubbed “the father of English cartography” (Skelton).

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]]> Christopher Saxton’s wall map is a result of the first survey of the whole of England and Wales, and is the first map of those countries to give all the place names in English. Saxton has been dubbed “the father of English cartography” (Skelton).

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