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Some folks think that just because they’re dining out, they ‘deserve’ to be treated like royalty. What they don't expect is that some servers might try to put them in their place.

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Copper engraving handcolored with watercolor. Outline color. Printed at top within banner: "Nova Orbis Tabula, In Lucem Edita, EA. F. de Wit. Amstelodami cum Privilegio Potentiss D. Dominarum Ordinum Hollandia et Westfrisiae." Written in upper left corner: "6." Illustrates the world in two hemispheric projections and two polar projections above and below the hemispheres. Depicts California as an island and shows New Guinea as "Nova Guinea" and an area in South Pacific next to New Guinea…

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“There has always been art in cartography. Maps by definition are utilitarian. Cartographers have long known that deploying artistic skills and techniques can enhance a map’s effect. Now the relationship between maps and art has swung around; artists are using maps to further their artistic purposes. Artists have found in cartography a rich vein of concepts and imagery to mine.” -Katharine Harmon, The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography.. Map Of Earth, Monochromatic Illustration, Map Tattoo, Pirate Room, Colorado Map, Map Compass, Map Tattoos, Antique World Map, Map Ideas

“There has always been art in cartography. Maps by definition are utilitarian. Cartographers have long known that deploying artistic skills and techniques can enhance a map’s effect. Now the relationship between maps and art has swung around; artists are using maps to further their artistic purposes. Artists have found in cartography a rich vein of concepts and imagery to mine.” -Katharine Harmon, The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography..

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