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Genoese World Map
Edward Luther Stevenson
Insurance maps of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Erin Platte
each inidividual segment of Ann Arbor has been overlaid over the index map of Ann Arbor
Cartes typo-geographiques, inventees et imprimees par Firmin Didot
Firmin Didot
Firmin Didot of Paris, France designed an innovative new multi-color map printing process in 1823. The color layers were printed on at a time, rather…
The complete Indian housekeeper & cook; giving duties of mistress and servants, the general management of the house and practical recipes for cooking in all its branches
Flora Annie Webster Steel
This guide gives a complete method for the mistress to administer her household. Staff duties are delineated clearly. The recipes, for the most part,…
Il mappamondo di Fra Mauro
Fra Mauro
Fra Mauro was a Venetian monk who created a famous map of the world in 1459. He based his depiction of China on the accounts of explorer Marco Polo.…
Nova Totius Americae Descriptio<br />
Frederik de Wit
In 1669, this map provided a new and colorful description of both North and South America. It provides a vibrant example of the use of the colorants…
Nova Totius Americae descriptio
Frederik de Wit
Verdigris Pigment
United States: featuring the Interstate Highway System
General Drafting Company
Here is a modern map, colored simply in a style which echoes that of much older maps. The map can be found here.
S. Rom. Imperii circuli et electoratus Bavariae tabula choragraphica
Georg Philipp Finckh
The map can be found here.
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