France: Gorgeous c. 1840 Ink and Watercolor Hand-drawn Map Olin Dows 1933 woodcut A simple but lovely little

A simple but lovely little whimsy

they just make them feel all the more celebratory

this to me is an interesting example for how cleanly and expertly done it was (and it gave me an excuse to dig in a bit more to the history and varieties of staple repairs

a few old creases along the blue band of the boat

Perhaps he was a sailing instructor

France: Gorgeous c. 1840 Ink and Watercolor Hand-drawn Map Olin Dows 1933 woodcut A simple but lovely littleI forever have an eye out for hand drawn maps of all sorts, and especially ink and watercolor ones of this ilk, which I believe were done in school as part of geography class (can you imagine?!) These (this is one of five I am listing) I purchased from a seller near to me in Massachusetts, who dates them to 1840 or so based on a map of the United States done by the same person, which included Texas Territory (Texas became a state in 1845). To me these