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Decoding the Morse: The History of 16th-Century Narcoleptic Walruses – The Public Domain Review Sea Map, Silhouette Drawing, Ancient Maps, Nordic Countries, Treasure Maps, Old Maps, Fantasy Map, Illustrated Map, Old Map

Amongst the assorted curiosities described in Olaus Magnus' 1555 tome on Nordic life was the morse — a hirsute, fearsome walrus-like beast, that was said to snooze upon cliffs while hanging by its teeth. Natalie Lawrence explores the career of this chimerical wonder, shaped by both scholarly images of a fabulous North and the grisly corporeality of the trade in walrus skins, teeth, and bone.

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Ancient Courses: Mississippi River Meander Belt, Plate 22 sheet 9 – Product – The Public Domain Review Army Corps Of Engineers, Online Journal, Unique Art Prints, Map Decor, Detailed Map, Mississippi River, Historical Maps, Some Words, Data Visualization

This eye-catching map, drawn by Harold Fisk — a geologist and cartographer working for the US Army Corps of Engineers — is one of several which trace the ever-shifting banks of the Mississippi River from southern Illinois to southern Louisiana. Created to illustrate a rather dry government report on “the nature and origin of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River”, these cartographic marvels give even the untrained a very good sense of what the report calls the “stages in the…

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#2442864 - safe, artist:underwoodart, aged, equestria, lord of the rings, map, map of equestria, old equestria, parchment, pre-classical era, sepia, simple background, transparent background - Derpibooru Drawings Background, Lord Of The Rings Map, Background Transparent, Fantasy Map, Simple Background, Old Map, Two Sisters, Simple Backgrounds, Large Crystals

#2442864 - safe, artist:underwoodart, the tale of two sisters, aged, equestria, lord of the rings, map, map of equestria, parchment, pre-classical era, sepia, simple background, transparent background - Derpibooru

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