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Raised-print map from the "Fifth Annual Report of the Trustees of the New-England Institution for the Education of the Blind, to the Corporation" (1837).
Picture of a raised-print specimen page from the Annual Report displaying a raised map and raised text. A third of the page on the viewer’s left is filled with raised text, reading: “explanation: the rough part represents water. b boston; c charlestown; k cambridge. The r. charles. W watertown; J Jamaica lake; s south boston; c castle island &c.” On the viewer’s right is a raised map of a small portion of the east coast of Massachusetts depicted in thin, raised, meandering outline, showing Boston and surrounding areas on the left and water on the right. The word “north” is at the top of the map in raised text, and letters (b, c, k, r, w, J, s, and d) designate various landmarks and cities. Bodies of water are filled in with a raised pattern of thin horizontal lines. The paper is off-white, and the book appears to be slightly worn, especially at the edges. The center seam of the open book has a small tear.
Common Touch opening April 4, 2016. http://commontouch.librarycompany.org/
Common Touch has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage @PewCenterArts.
