The Porcineograph 1876 large italy map The scene reads like a

The scene reads like a society column rendered in silver gelatin

the Mount Vernon hearth offered up as ancestral balm two years after Appomattox

and the Royal Astronomical Society's draftsmen rendered the heavens as both mathematical proposition and quiet wonder

The Barbers Secret 1879 Folding Razor Patent captures the working geometry of the Victorian barber's trade — the angles

Ebony — deep black with carved ornate detailing

The Porcineograph 1876 large italy map The scene reads like aThe Porcineograph 1876 William Emerson Baker's centennial absurdity, a map of the United States rendered as a hog and garlanded with the regional dishes of each state. Equal parts cartography, satire, and gastronomic boast, it is Reconstruction era America grinning at its own table. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical societies, and