tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post1531939518287255261..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Rocque-ing LondonPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-67230999202035121992017-01-26T04:13:05.902-05:002017-01-26T04:13:05.902-05:00I have loved reading maps since I was a child and,...I have loved reading maps since I was a child and, over time, became quite good at navigating with the use of them. I still love a map in the car when I'm going somewhere say....Baltimore. I've been reading maps of London for a long, long time, and I stayed there over the years for lengthy stretches, so "yes" I love the idea of a map of London. I love the lamp against the Washington Cubehttp://washingtoncube.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-83621273570521994862017-01-24T10:09:31.101-05:002017-01-24T10:09:31.101-05:00Elizabeth... i am playing around on photoshop and ...Elizabeth... i am playing around on photoshop and then spoonflower. i have printed up a small sample to see how the resolution works because i have to make it fit the 24 inch width of a wallpaper roll. Of course, I will keep everyone posted... as always.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-89476164178329453522017-01-23T12:04:38.377-05:002017-01-23T12:04:38.377-05:00I love this map! I agree, you should by it! If you...I love this map! I agree, you should by it! If you manage a DIY please share your process. Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933540074342177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-66589420963576516442017-01-23T09:50:05.144-05:002017-01-23T09:50:05.144-05:00The LoC has a TON of high-resolution maps on-line....The LoC has a TON of high-resolution maps on-line. Only issue is that they uploaded them in a format called JPG-2000 which was supposed to be the "new" standard. Clearly not.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-90758241725399258942017-01-23T09:48:57.327-05:002017-01-23T09:48:57.327-05:00I am playing around with the map on Photoshop and ...I am playing around with the map on Photoshop and Spoonflower to see if I can DIY it for less.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-35305776559297202492017-01-20T09:10:13.837-05:002017-01-20T09:10:13.837-05:00I'm for it! You don't have anything else t...I'm for it! You don't have anything else to do, right? Bwahaha!<br /><br />-FloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-65971276272617115892017-01-19T15:06:14.607-05:002017-01-19T15:06:14.607-05:00When the Department of the Interior was still loca...When the Department of the Interior was still located in Washington DC I got a few 1950's black and white maps of places I have been. They are framed and hang as very nice reminders of travel adventures. Then I went to the map division of The Library of Congress and got gigantic xeroxes of maps of my particular location from 1920. There were 4 sections of about 3' x 5' and they areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-84594659183813549112017-01-19T14:47:57.160-05:002017-01-19T14:47:57.160-05:00I say Go for it! Classic, traditional and very el...I say Go for it! Classic, traditional and very elegant, just like you.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13030952257339495637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-86876024568890374792017-01-19T10:51:37.768-05:002017-01-19T10:51:37.768-05:00Helllllew???? don't you have a personal connec...Helllllew???? don't you have a personal connection to london? xoPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-49290071762264287392017-01-19T10:51:13.844-05:002017-01-19T10:51:13.844-05:00WORLD DOMINATION through tea towels and wallpaper!...WORLD DOMINATION through tea towels and wallpaper! Bwahahahahahaha!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-36064773343852808172017-01-19T10:50:44.381-05:002017-01-19T10:50:44.381-05:00Did you look on eBay for the wallpaper? i find the...Did you look on eBay for the wallpaper? i find the strangest most random things there!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-47491651321108801372017-01-18T17:09:47.174-05:002017-01-18T17:09:47.174-05:00Why am I feeling that your passion/lust for this/a...Why am I feeling that your passion/lust for this/a/any antique wall/wallpaper map is merely Step One in a longer range plan where YOU PRODUCE WALLPAPER MAPS FOR ALL SORTS OF CITIES, INCLUDING [beginning with] BALTIMORE. Oh, was I screaming? Sorry....xo xo<br /><br />-FloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-74397960723001223862017-01-18T16:44:30.115-05:002017-01-18T16:44:30.115-05:00I'm on phone now! I see pics. They are lovely ...I'm on phone now! I see pics. They are lovely but for me a map would need some personal connection. If you feel it then get it xCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-68097509601081113892017-01-18T16:24:04.670-05:002017-01-18T16:24:04.670-05:00I have long regretted not buying some wallpaper th...I have long regretted not buying some wallpaper that depicted the 100 Acre Woods from Pooh....now out of print. Some silly thing like I had no appropriate place to put it. SO my advice, based on this old pain, is to get it now; if you end up not using it you can sell it, but if you don't get it and it goes out of print you will always be sorry.<br /><br />ceciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-17541550598921044852017-01-18T14:39:02.490-05:002017-01-18T14:39:02.490-05:00Much more so than other versions.Much more so than other versions.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-68833024775401525162017-01-18T14:38:46.548-05:002017-01-18T14:38:46.548-05:00If you look at the Wiki page for the Turgot map, t...If you look at the Wiki page for the Turgot map, there's a high res link to the map. And i think that there's still a link somewhere if you search for the map on this blog.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-9250383286461741182017-01-18T14:37:42.321-05:002017-01-18T14:37:42.321-05:00Thinking seriously about it!Thinking seriously about it!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-75772393501915205412017-01-18T14:37:30.035-05:002017-01-18T14:37:30.035-05:00Great minds, and all that...Great minds, and all that...Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-43634824417331406772017-01-18T14:37:16.961-05:002017-01-18T14:37:16.961-05:00Agree!Agree!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-54810099142207562622017-01-18T14:37:06.112-05:002017-01-18T14:37:06.112-05:00You clearly know me! This is the local one for Bal...You clearly know me! This is the local one for Baltimore!<br />https://pigtown-design.blogspot.com/2016/07/mapping-it-out.htmlPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-80985765471007101512017-01-18T09:33:55.819-05:002017-01-18T09:33:55.819-05:00For $159, I think you should buy it. Seems like a ...For $159, I think you should buy it. Seems like a bargain.Mary Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206456507116373766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-75698943891059808012017-01-18T09:14:08.633-05:002017-01-18T09:14:08.633-05:00Many yeas ago the Turgot plan de Paris was it no...Many yeas ago the Turgot plan de Paris was it not down loadable in some manner here from a link?? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-3736060450280729542017-01-18T08:45:57.818-05:002017-01-18T08:45:57.818-05:00I love the idea of a London map. Go for it!I love the idea of a London map. Go for it!Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-26961048213626006212017-01-18T08:04:56.355-05:002017-01-18T08:04:56.355-05:00You're going to think I'm lying, but I swe...You're going to think I'm lying, but I swear it's the truth. I was scrolling down, reading this post, and saw the first photo. I said to myself "this is supposed to be about this lamp, but the reason it looks so great is that wallpaper". And then I scrolled down again and you'd written the same thing! Made me laugh.<br /><br />And yes, I'd buy that wallpaper in aMarchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-84053202772665610362017-01-18T07:43:26.841-05:002017-01-18T07:43:26.841-05:00I think it is fabulous & classic!I think it is fabulous & classic!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653599811368093688noreply@blogger.com