Italy: Gorgeous c. 1840 Ink and Watercolor Hand-drawn Map vintage spokeshave but based on the color

but based on the color

with a bit of loss here and there to those

I have found one other reference to a signed toucan dating to the first quarter of the 20th century

complete with pencil-drawn outlines on the uncarved end

with their sculptural forms and interesting color palettes—and the surface of these is wonderfully alligatored to boot

Italy: Gorgeous c. 1840 Ink and Watercolor Hand-drawn Map vintage spokeshave but based on the colorI forever have an eye out for hand drawn maps of all sorts, and especially ink and watercolor ones of this ilk, which I believe were done in school as part of geography class (can you imagine?!) These (this is one of five I am listing) I purchased from a seller near to me in Massachusetts, who dates them to 1840 or so based on a map of the United States done by the same person, which included Texas Territory (Texas became a state in 1845). To me these