Quirky thoughts from an old man.
After a busy week of preparation the Tecate opening of the Changing Boundaries map exhibit is tonight. I spent Wednesday in Tecate getting the maps hung and the exhibit looks great. One of the wonderful things about maps is that they are art, they tell history and they transmit information. All in an accessible format. …
Here is a link to an incredible online resource of maps David Rumsey Historical Map Collection The scanning and cataloging work that has gone into putting it online is incredibleand it is free for non commercial use. An early 1600’s map of Baja from my collection
I’m off to the Trans Border Institute at University of San Diego today to work on my map exhibit. I have a collection of nearly 100 original maps showing the evolution of the US/Mexico border. The exhibit should be great but there are lots of details and negotiations to happen before the opening on April …
I’m working on a project to display a portion of my collection of historic maps of the border between Mexico and the United States. The exhibit which hopefully be in conjunction with the Trans Border Institute at University of San Diego will show the evolution of the border. It could be controversial. Both the anti-immigrant …
If you are looking for information on the Station Fire here are a few resources you can try: My Blog about reopening the Mount Wilson Toll Road has a few pictures and my claim to prescience. The Altadena Blog has very timely information about the fire The Mt Wilson Towercam has real-time pictures of the …
Follow these links to find more information on the sites shown on the map. Lamanda Park Millionaires Row Busch Gardens Ross Field This will be a link to the slides show as soon as we figure out how to get there. Click here for other posts about this map on SimonBurrow.com All map posts on …
I have been mostly silent about the pond in 2008 because it has been murky and I have been embarrassed. It started last fall when we were in Santa Fe it went green with a tiny algae and I was not able to restore the balance all winter. I even took all of the rocks …
While in the Galapagos I had the idea that it would be nice to have a gps signal on my camera. The signal would imprint the location on each picture. It would be able to work with Google Maps so that you could sort your picture pretty automatically by location as well as by time. …