Amerique Septentrionale Devisee en ses Principales Parties
Item Data
Creator
Alexis Hubert Jaillot
Date
c. 1756
Description
This antique map, colored with gamboge (the bright yellow) and verdigris (the blue and green), is an example of the simple map style and colors tha tlive on today. Unlike our understanding of the geography of North American, the colors haven't changed much in two hundred years! The map can be found here.
