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![Timothy Edward Downs, PC Computing[:] Road Map to the Internet. New York: Ziff-Davis, 1994.](https://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/BRM3428-Downs-Internet-1994_recto_lowres-1-scaled-e1660062686470-150x150.jpg)
Possibly the first map of the Internet for popular consumption, designed by legendary technical artist Timothy Edward Downs as a bonus for purchasers of PC Computing magazine. PC Computing and Timothy Edward Downs Back in the early nineties PC Magazine, PC World and PC Computing were in a three-way race for subscribers and newsstand sales. […]
![Timothy Edward Downs, Road Map to the World Wide Web [and on verso:] PC Computing The World Wide Web Business and Beyond. New York: Ziff-Davis, 1995.](https://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/BRM3353-Downs-Road-Map-to-World-Wide-Web-1995_lowres-e1564421249193-150x150.jpg)
A rare and striking 1995 map of the World Wide Web capturing the excitement of the earliest days of the new technology. Designed by legendary technical artist Timothy Edward Downs as a bonus for purchasers of PC Computing magazine. PC Computing and Timothy Edward Downs Back in the early nineties PC Magazine, PC World and […]
![Jason Snell & Shelly Brisbin, editors / Geoff Duncan, Net surfer[!] / Diane Dempsey, design / K. Daniel Clark, illustration, Internet ROAD MAP. New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing, 1996.](https://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BRM4235-MacUser-Internet-Road-Map-1996_lowres-scaled-e1664562296870-150x150.jpg)
A 1996 “road map” using a cartographic metaphor to explain content available on the Internet, provided as a bonus for purchasers of MacUser magazine and with a decided emphasis on the Apple ecosystem. This was one of several such “maps” issued by MacUser in the mid-1990s, inspired by a series of similar posters designed by […]
One of the earliest maps of the Internet, providing a curated guide to the “best” free content available on line as of 1995. Designed by legendary technical artist Timothy Edward Downs as a bonus for purchasers of PC Computing magazine. PC Computing and Timothy Edward Downs Back in the early nineties PC Magazine, PC World […]
![James Bradbury, Jason Snell & Jodi Naas, editors / Geoff Duncan, Net surfer[!] / Lisa Orsini, design & illustrations, planet internet. [New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing], 1996.](https://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BRM3970-Downs-Planet-Internet-1995_lowres-scaled-e1656333596159-150x150.jpg)
A 1996 imaginary map of the Internet, provided as a bonus for purchasers of MacUser magazine and with a decided emphasis on the Apple ecosystem. The map features four major continents, “Human Endeavors,” “Institutions,” “Commerce,” and “Apple”, all surrounded by the “Sea of Resources.” Each continent contains a number of subcategories, which I suppose might […]
A 1996 map of the Internet, providing a curated guide to content available “beyond” the multi-media interface of the world wide web. Designed by legendary technical artist Timothy Edward Downs as a bonus for purchasers of PC Computing magazine. PC Computing and Timothy Edward Downs Back in the early nineties PC Magazine, PC World and […]
![By Neil Randall / Illustration by Timothy Edward Downs, PC Computing’s Map to the Underground Internet [and on verso:] Road Map to the UNDERGROUND INTERNET Featuring: Computers Entertainment & Humor Lifestyles Underground And More!!! [New York: Ziff-Davis, 1996].](https://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BRM3838-Road-Map-to-Underground-Internet_lowres-scaled-e1660065888506-150x150.jpg)
A rare and striking 1996 map of the “Underground Internet, where you’ll find some of the scariest, funniest, and most thought-provoking sites in cyberspace.” PC Computing and Timothy Edward Downs Back in the early nineties PC Magazine, PC World and PC Computing were in a three-way race for subscribers and newsstand sales. PC Computing viewed […]
A 1996 metaphor map providing a curated guide to navigating the World Wide Web before Google made it easy for us. Designed by legendary technical artist Timothy Edward Downs as a bonus for purchasers of PC Computing magazine. PC Computing and Timothy Edward Downs Back in the early nineties PC Magazine, PC World and PC […]