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Ian Van Damme Sr. d'Amendale
France
From Johannes Janssonius's Appendix Atlas of 1636-1680.
Ian Van Damme Sr. d'Amendale
France
From Johannes Janssonius's Appendix Atlas of 1636-1680.
Firmin Didot
France
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…
Girard et Barrere
Middle East
Principal deposits of ultramarine were found primarily in the East, particularly in Afghanistan. What semi-precious stone is ground up to create this…
John Delaney
Cook Exploration
This map by Petrus Bertius shows the newly discovered and named Straits of Magellan.
Myron Mortenson
University of Michigan campus history
the development of campus
United States Army Quartermaster Corps Military Planning Division
Climate zones
Iris flowers, which have been used to create a green dye, enjoy a temperate climage zone. England's mild year round temperatures create an ideal…
Johannes Janssonius
United Kingdom
From Johannes Janssonius's Appendix Atlas of 1636-1680.
Johannes Janssonius
United Kingdom
From Johannes Janssonius's Appendix Atlas of 1636-1680.
United States. Army Map Service.
Cyprus
One of the most well known mines of the pigment green earth was found on the island of Cyprus. Today, popular sources of green earth pigments can be…