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Georg Philipp Finckh
Bavaria
The map can be found here.
Institut Geologique National
Economy and Vegetation in Mexico and America
In abundant detail this map depicts the vegetative and economic industries of Mexico and Central America. Logwood, a species of flowering tree that…
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…
Stanford’s Geographical Estabt.
London Poverty
This map is one of four maps that depicts Charles Booth's 1886 cartographic survey of London poverty and is an excellent example of the lithographic…
General Drafting Company
United States Highways
Here is a modern map, colored simply in a style which echoes that of much older maps. The map can be found here.
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…
Deutsche Zentrale fur Fremdenverkehr
Germany
The mineral cinnabar is the natural form of the pigment called vermilion. Cinnabar was first discovered in Germany, among other places, and is most…
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…
Lake Superior Iron Ore Association
Lake Superior Iron Ore
Red Ochre is found in many places across Europe as well as the Great Lakes Region in the United States. This map shows the various iron ore ranges and…
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…