Tactile Printing : First Books and Early Presses
Object ID:
2004.2.11
Title:
Map of Middle Atlantic States embossing plate
Creator:
American Printing House for the Blind
Description:
Raised-line map of Middle Atlantic States with New York Point labeling.
Dimensions:
H-12.5 L-10.5 inches
Date:
[after 1892]
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, Mid AtlanticEmbossing plate, Mid Atlantic