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Major General Tremernhere
Indigo Pigment
Originally printed in 1858, this map of India clearly indicates in blue the region from which a popular colorant was traditionally grown. Can you…
Ediciones Complementarias Escolares
Peru
Along with the many assorted products of Peru demontrated by this map, cochineal is a well known export of the country. Cochineal as a dye has a…
Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana
Notice how the color distinctions within this map portray information beyond border distinctions? In modern mapmaking, color is increasingly used as…
J.C. Müller
Bohemia map
Starting in the 16th century, copperplates were used to create beautiful, detailed maps. This map is a magnificent example of the subtleties and…
Susan Gole
This is a reproduction of maps drawn by Colonel Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gentil in 1770, and his maps were based on an indigenous atlas that was given to…
Estévez Jordán, Rolando, 1950-
Toy and movable books; Artists' books
Part of a collection of handmade chapbooks, most with cords for hanging (literatura de cordel), published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the…
Projections de la Maison Ad. Braun & C-ie. Braun Clement & C-ie. Succ-rs, Paris