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A strikingly dense large scale 1930 pictorial map of North America drawn by Margaret Whiting Spilhaus and published by George Philip and Son. Drawn with education in mind, the map presents a panoramic view of American history from the time of discovery to the date of issue. Spilhaus was a passionate advocate of geographical education, believing strongly that we should learn from mistakes of the past past . Coverage embraces all North and Central America. The continent is richly illustrated with tiny cartoon vignettes illustrating industry, agricultural produce, mineral wealth, and indigenous peoples. In the seas, a wealth of historical annotations refer to colonial settlements and relations with American Indians. Further vignettes surround the map and create the frame. Spilhaus employs indigenous iconography to from border art with numerous annotated illustrations of early European settlement and settler life.
1830 (undated)
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This is a c. 1830 George Philip and Son comparative chart of the world s rivers. Divided geographically, the world s rivers fall into four groups: European, Asian, American, and African. Philip employs boulders, ridges, forests, and mountain ranges to divide the groups. The rivers originate in fantasy mountain ranges. All the rivers empty into a sea along the bottom of the chart. Here, it is worth noting that Philip also pays close attention to the mouths of the rivers and illustrates their deltas in some detail. Among these are the Rhine, Volga, Indus, Niger, and Nile. The mouths of the Amazon and the Rio de la Plata receive exceptional treatment. Numerous sailing ships ply the waters of this vast imaginary sea and a lighthouse occupies a point of land in the foreground on the right. A table situated in the upper left provides the length of each river in miles. A smaller table compares the length of the Thames (an Englis