Object ID:
2004.2.16
Title:
Map of Asia (physical) embossing plate
Creator:
American Printing House for the Blind
Description:
Raised Line Map of Asia (physical), with American (revised) braille labeling (dots are flattened).
Dimensions:
H-8 L-10.5 inches
Date:
[after 1899]
Made by:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Provenance:
APH introduced its series of cardboard tactile maps in 1894. Captions were originally in New York Point, although some of the surviving plates indicate they were later converted to braille. The three volume set included eighty maps with the bulk covering the United States and its territories.
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Embossing plate
Embossing plate