07 May 2024

Illustrated Physical Geography on North America, ca. 1920

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Back in 1920 they employed skillful cartographers with definite artistic skills to create illustrative maps with beautiful physical form.


We return to the 1920 geography book we picked up at the Gethsemane Rummage Sale last Saturday. 

This is very lively to the eye. The green of the plains is evocative; the western cordillera stands out proudly, the ice-covered areas give a chill.

It's gorgeous not just as a map, but simply as art.

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