University of Chicago Cartographer_John Ross gilt-titled in the second

gilt-titled in the second

a date that appears on a signed manuscript draft by Popple now in the British Museum

Europe’s sixteenth-century quest for geographical knowledge was primarily driven by trade

a title that confirmed his continuing fame and patronage

University of Chicago Cartographer_John Ross gilt-titled in the secondRichard Rummell University of Chicago Re strike engraving from the original plate (c. 1913). Printed on heavy woven paper and hand colored. Plate size: 17 1 4 x 29 At the turn of the century, Littig & Company commissioned the accomplished artist Richard Rummell (1848 1924) to create watercolors of some of the nations most prestigious colleges. From these watercolors, copper plates were engraved and a limited number of pulls (engravings) were