# wateryfolklore womenmw museumweek

Carta Marina, completed in 1539 by Olaus Magnus (1490–1557), was drawn from various cartographic sources and included monsters of the seas allegedly based on the observations of sailors who believed seeing or catching such creatures brought bad luck.

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2019-04-23

Gradients look better than plain colours, but not 'cartographically" enough...

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2019-03-27

Lilian Lancaster (1852–1939) was a well-known English actress, singer and stage performer with a notable talent for drawing cartoons and caricatures, often of a cartographic nature. https://t.co/H6u8M61z1l https://t.co/9kxmvwRUm3 https://t.co/ZK3jOhJuGg

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2018-04-23

h.c. berann
the master of cartographic panoramas
makes me think of the phrase "god's eye view"

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2017-10-19

'Microcosmos: Parvus Munds' by the Belgian cartographic printer and engraver Gèrard de Jode, 1579.

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2016-06-23

A Cartographic History of Action. Patrick Milsom will give an artist talk tomorrow at Surf… https://t.co/s017uVOzPt

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2016-05-06