Friday, February 27, 2009


(click on this full-size picture right above and you can really see it)



I scored a unique huge piece of art for our TV/Guest room. The blankish blue walls have been making me feel a little blah. A few nights ago (Tuesday) Bill and I walked down to the Vierling for a cold one on Fat Tuesday. We walked up Third Street and looked at the window display at the Dancing Bears Antique Shop.

There was this big framed "Geographical Terms" chart that looked familiar to me. It has a fake landscape with everything labeled from isthmus to peak. Here's a link to one from the 60s that is still in the "wall chart" form. http://www.murrayhudson.com/antique_maps/09085m.jpg

It is one of those big pull down maps/charts from a classroom. The one that I have is from the 40's and has a different font and the coloring is more blue/green than orange-y/brown. Mine has been trimmed and framed--cutting off the mildew parts. The terms at the bottom are clear and it is totally interesting to read. The frame gives it a simple metal border and it is ready to hang.

3 comments:

Haley said...

If you search look at the linked chart from the 60's you'll notice the airport is bigger than the one on my chart. You can also google search geographical terms chart and find more that are made today from the same style that this one was made...http://www.geomatters.com/files/lg-pics/terms.jpg

cindi said...

that is so cool, i love it!

cindi said...

super cool, I love it! great score...