Cartography & Publishing Archives - Page 7 of 13

Maps Galore!

Maps Galore!If you’re looking for a good quality gift at a reasonable cost that will give many years of use, look no further than our selection of detailed maps at…

Pure Project

Pure Project The Pure Project based in Wicklow and South Dublin is a great initiative. On the go now for 15+ years, their core objective is simple – to encourage…

Mweelrea & The Reek Map to Print

Mweelrea & The Reek Map to PrintAfter a long haul, I’m glad to say that our new Mweelrea & The Reek map at 1:25,000 scale is with the printer. It…

Hill Names around Mweelrea

Hill Names around MweelreaOriginal mapping requires careful checking of placenames and who better to ask than those who live and make their livelihoods there. Mweelrea/ Muilrea was dealt with in…

Budget 2024 VAT

Well the budget came & went last week. The astute of you may have noticed that from 1st Jan, VAT on ebooks and audio books will be 0%. Which is…

Mweelrea from Glassillaun Beach, Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland.

Mweelrea & Muilree

Mweelrea & Muilree I was discussing placenames with several local hill farmers last week in the Mweelrea area and was interested to hear their pronunciation of the name of this…

Laminated v Polyart Maps

Laminated v Polyart Maps Maps to be used in outdoor environments ideally need to be flexible, tough and waterproof. They are used on both fair days and in foul weather.…

VAT ~ Valued Added Tax or Sales Tax

VAT ~ Valued Added Tax or Sales TaxIf you’ve been keeping an eye on the news this past month, you’ll have seen or heard that the government raised the 9%…

Ben Bury & William Bald

Ben Bury & William Bald A Scottish surveyor called William Bald surveyed an important map of Co.Mayo in the years 1809-16. It’s a very impressive and completely original work, surveyed…

Mweelrea Plot

Mweelrea Plot For the past several months I’ve been tipping away at the detail plot for new 1:25000 mapping for the region between Killary Harbour & Clew Bay. So essentially…