Rafael D. Palacios (1905-1993)
I am trying to learn more about the mapmaking career of the artist and illustrator Rafael Palacios. I first came across Palacios’ maps in a copy of Cornelius Ryan’s A…
The World Needs More Foldout Maps
The other day, at a library book sale, I bought a couple cloth-bound volumes from the Army Center for Military History "Green Book" series. I was mainly interested in the…
Monteith’s Perspective View of the Mississippi River
Although I have called James Monteith the "Master of the Margins," one of the other things I find unique and innovative about Monteith is his perspective illustrations of large geographic…
The Combination of Harrison and Marshall
I have long been a great fan of Richard Edes Harrison, both for his cartography and his writing about what he called “the geographic sense.” I have collected several copies…