Fresh Look at Willard and Woodbridge
Source: Emma Hart Willard and William C. Woodbridge, Modern School Geography, 1844. I was looking at my 1844 copy of Woodbridge and Willard and noticed a couple of diagrams I…
New Monteith Details
My collection of James Monteith textbooks keeps growing. I keep finding subtle differences in the various editions, along with great new details of the comparative geography that he focused on,…
Jacques Redway and American Maps Getting Worse
I’ve written a couple of posts about Jacques Redway, and I remain intrigued about what the full story of his life and work might contain. But as I collect more…
Two very different comparative area symbols
Some comparative area symbols make a lot of sense. There is logic behind James Monteith's use of Kansas for its standard dimensions of 200x400 miles. And Jacques Redway's use of…