Mattaeus Seutter, Vienna Metropolis, c. 1730 +
Mapping Central Park
Desire Lines turns a walk in the park into an exercise in memory, a way to traverse sentiment. It encourages us, just as de Scudéry did in 1654, to make emotion into a physical journey, to see the way a space becomes ours—our own Cartes de tendre. (via theparisreview)
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Prevailing winds. The chemistry of creation : being a sketch of the chemical phenomena of the earth, the air, the ocean. 1850. (via nemfrog)
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Here are maps of Mars and Venus from Aleriel or A Voyage to Other Worlds by Wladyslaw Somerville Lach-Szyrma, 1883. (via danskjavlarna)
Fig. 3. Simpson’s Alphabet Analogy - illustrating the creative force of natural selection. From fish to philosopher. 1959. (via nemfrog)
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Zoomorphic illustration from the 12th-century manuscript Boethius, De musica, f.43v. De musica contains many beautifully-drawn diagrams, most illustrating the various musical intervals and their mathematical ratios. Some are further enhanced with animal forms (as here), musical instruments or human figures. (via turnbullrarebooks)
