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Kevin Sheehan: “There’s something good about using old ways of doing things.”
Kevin Sheehan: “There’s something good about using old ways of doing things.”
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
East Yorkshire artist-cartographer Kevin Sheehan discusses picking a fight with fellow history PhDs by drawing a 19x29” calfskin portolan chart of the Mediterranean, spending 2 months stippling the lunar surface with a dip pen, acquiring a novel accent after 20 years in England, heated conversations with flat earthers over his map of the moon, how to make your own 1400s-style transfer paper with candle soot, and how “there’s something good about using, or at least trying, old ways of doing things.” See his work at https://www.manuscriptmaps.com
The Moon Map
Whisky Map of Scotland
Gin Map of Great Britain & Ireland
The Paris Map
Kevin’s calfskin portolan map
The 1403 original by Franciscus Becharius
Created for his doctoral thesis: The Functions of Portolan Maps: An evaluation of the utility of manuscript nautical cartography from the thirteenth through sixteenth centuries
Pergamena
Claire Fanjul
Francesca Baerald
Sara Farooqi
Neil Gower
Anton Thomas
Rumsey map collection
NACIS annual meeting
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I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: Radiant Maps. See ultra-detailed backlit maps at radiantmaps.co
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The Moon Map
Whisky Map of Scotland
Gin Map of Great Britain & Ireland
The Paris Map
Kevin’s calfskin portolan map
The 1403 original by Franciscus Becharius
Created for his doctoral thesis: The Functions of Portolan Maps: An evaluation of the utility of manuscript nautical cartography from the thirteenth through sixteenth centuries
Pergamena
Claire Fanjul
Francesca Baerald
Sara Farooqi
Neil Gower
Anton Thomas
Rumsey map collection
NACIS annual meeting
Need maps for your org’s reports, decks, walls and events? The Map Consultancy makes real nice maps, real fast. See what good maps can do for you at themapconsultancy.com
I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: Radiant Maps. See ultra-detailed backlit maps at radiantmaps.co
Time for some map gifts: get 15% off woven map blankets and backlit map decor with code 15OFF, everything ships free – https://www.etsy.com/shop/RadiantMaps?coupon=15OFF
Released:
Jul 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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