tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post6887921687806911270..comments2024-02-07T15:24:37.399+11:00Comments on Old writer on the block: Looking at AtlasesPeter Macinnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-46545197843020844622014-03-20T19:57:49.407+11:002014-03-20T19:57:49.407+11:00No, I hadn't read it, though I know the correc...No, I hadn't read it, though I know the correctional map. Some of the early mappers of Australia had east at the top: one of these was Francis Barrallier who will appear here within 24 hours. He was French...<br /><br />Quite a few historical maps of Australia that I saw at the National Library of Australia exhibition that closed a could of weeks back did not have north at the top.Peter Macinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-43644857293878074722014-03-20T11:35:49.338+11:002014-03-20T11:35:49.338+11:00Wonderful stuff, Peter! Thanks for taking the trou...Wonderful stuff, Peter! Thanks for taking the trouble. <br />Incidentally... Here is an interesting piece that you may not have read before:<br />http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/2/maps-cartographycolonialismnortheurocentricglobe.htmlGordon Barlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525819944507167458noreply@blogger.com