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Nova Delineatio Totius Orbis Terrarum
Arnold Colom & Grace Rother
The original map can be found here.
Robin Hood Pigment
Grace Rother
Nova Totius Americae descriptio
Frederik de Wit
Verdigris Pigment
Lapis Lazuli Fragment
Fragment of lapis lazuli with dedication to the goddess Ninlil
from Kurigalzu, Kassite King. Lapis lazuli has long been favored for religious works.
Cyprus : special strategic map
United States. Army Map Service.
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…
Yugoslavia Mining and Manufacturing
United States Office of Strategic Services
"Since the Middle Ages, orpiment has been mined in Hungary, Romania, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, and the former Yugoslavia for use…
France
United States Office of Strategic Services
Historically, the best yellow and red ochres have been noted to come from the region of Roussillon, France. Rousillon is located in southern France…
Mexico Major Terrain Regions
United States Central Intelligence Agency
The annatto plant grows in the tropical and subtropical locations of Central and South America. This colorant has a long history of being used to…
Swaziland: Minerals by Directorate of Overseas Surveys
Directorate of Overseas Surveys - Survey Production Centre
Like red ochre, yellow ochre is an earth pigment, mined worldwide. Yellow ochre was mined from Swaziland's Bomvu Ridge as long as forth thousand years…
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