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...Americana
John Melish's 1820 map of the United States, which
includes discoveries
made by Lewis & Clark.
J.H. Colton's 1861 map of the eastern United States, showing
military stations and forts occupied during the Civil War.
...Currier & Ives
Prior to going into partnership with Ives, Currier published an
1856 lithograph of New York, drawn by Charles Parsons.
At the height of their successful career, Currier & Ives produced an
1892 view
of Washington, D.C. This is the second state of the print
showing the entire Washington Monument although its reflection
in the
Potomac shows it only partially completed.
...The Nuremberg Chronicle
Hartman Schedel's Liber Cronicarum, published in 1493, included
several
fascinating woodcuts illustrating cities of the known world,
including Venice, Florence, Vienna, Prague and Constantinople.
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