#map prints

World Map: Cosmographia 1467, by Nicolaus Germanus (c. 1420 – c. 1490). The world map from Leinhart Holle's 1482 edition of Nicolaus Germanus's emendations to Jacobus Angelus's 1406 Latin translation of Maximus Planudes's late-13th century rediscovered Greek manuscripts of Ptolemy's 2nd-century Geography.

It's the blog of a company that makes map prints and the like.

They're called VocaPrints. The prints look nice.

Six more designs have been added to my London Borough map collection, bringing the total number available to sixteen:

https://shop.thisismikehall.com/collections/london-borough-maps

The full collection will be available in early 2019.

The first ten designs in my new collection of London Borough maps inspired by 1950s/60s graphic design are now available to purchase as fine art prints!

The full set of 32 boroughs will be available in December 2018.

When we started Royale Maps, we looked at what the competition looked like, primarily to make sure that we were doing something truly unique. 

Turns out humans basically stopped designing maps, because, well, it has been done already so why bother? The aim of this post is not to answer that question. It’s about a “cheeky” industry I uncovered. One that I feel, might be the easiest business in the world to start, and then to run.

Vintage maps are popular. They can add character to home offices or produce beautiful statements in dining rooms. Maps are intimate links with places we love or stories that fascinate us. They're often a central piece for home decor enthusiasts.

Fortunately, there are a lot of vintage maps prints available on the net. These reproductions come in all shapes and sizes. What I find interesting is how easy it is for anyone to start such a business and make a profit right away, because vintage maps are free. 

Basically, what you need to do is find vintage maps that are not copyrighted anymore because they’re old. There’s plenty available and someone even already scanned them for you. Have them printed. Sell them. You’ve got yourself an automated business with 0 overheads.