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Stephanie Dickison has written a great review of our products at The Knack, a blog that she describes as "a daily guide (including weekends!) to what's new and hot. It's a place to seek out new products, people, places and anything else that excites the senses!"

In her article she writes:

What is astonishing is that it looks and feels like the real thing (I'm no Antiques Roadshow expert, but it fooled me). And for most of their prints, Blue Monocle can offer the map or photo in a range of sizes and print surfaces (smooth, thicker and textured, and canvas, for example), all for unbelievable affordable prices! ... I am so grateful to showcase such fine workmanship in my home.

Read the full review here: the knack: Outfit Your Home with Blue Monocle's Gorgeous Antique Map Reproductions

A detailed late 19th-century view of Barcelona, showing streets, parks, hills, buildings, rail lines, and more. The city of Barcelona expanded considerably throughout the second half of the 19th-century, with many new neighborhoods added on a regular street grid pattern. The city grew to encompass several smaller towns nearby, and the map shows the new grid pattern fanning out to meet the existing smaller towns. The map also includes inset text on the left outlining the population of the various neighborhoods in 1887, and an inset chart in the upper right showing the distance and direction of cities in Spain and around the world to Barcelona.

A mid 18th century depiction of the city of Venice, originally published in Bellin's "Le Petit Atlas Maritime." Includes the names of numerous canals, as well as an index in the upper right to major landmarks, including bridges, churches, palaces, the Piazza San Marco, and other items of interest.

Detailed city map of Paris from the late 19th century. The coloring indicates the locations of 20 separate districts, and the walls surrounding the city are highlighted in orange. The map is full of many details, including labels for most streets, numerous buildings, churches and parks. The map also contains two inset maps: in the upper left, the area surrounding the city is depicted, and includes Versailles and numerous towns and roads; in the lower left, a map of the tramway system in the city, with each line labelled.

Mid 19th century map of Paris spotlighting numerous attractions for the tourist. Includes pictorial depictions of over one hundred buildings, churches, and landmarks, including Notre Dame, Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, and Montmartre. Also includes major streets, numerous parks and a depiction of the city walls.

Detailed map of Paris from the first half of the 19th century, with all streets and most major buildings and parks labelled. Includes an index on the left and right sides of streets, and an inset chart detailing the 12 Arrondissements (Districts) and 48 Quartiers (Neighborhoods), with the main churches and buildings found in each. Coloring on the map indicates the borders of the 12 Districts.

A late 18th century view of South and Southeast Asia. The various provinces of Pakistan and India (collectively designated Hindostan) are shown, as well as the boundaries of the various kingdoms of Southeast Asia as they were known at that time. The full title of the map reads: A New General Map of the East Indies, Exhibiting in the Peninsula on this side of the Ganges or Hindoostan the Several Partitions of the Mogul's Empire; and the Dominions of the English East India Company in the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar and Orixa, as well as upon the Coasts of Malabar and Coromandel; with the French and Dutch Possessions according to the Peace of 1783: and in the Peninsula beyond the Ganges, the Kingdoms of Assam, Cashar, Aua, Aracan, Mien, Pegu, Siam, Lao and Cambodia, etc.