The Folger is open this weekend (August 22-23). The roads directly around our building are not impacted by the Grand Prix race. For a list of road closures that may affect your travel route, visit the city government website.
Books brought detailed views of geography, property, and cities to wealthy buyers. The maps in Speed’s Atlas are beautifully and carefully hand-colored, and they provided a new visual understanding of the British Isles. For Speed, “the British Empire” meant England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Isle of Man–it did not include the French or American territories that had been claimed by the English crown at that time. The maps show us city views, costumed figures, coats of arms, coins and other historical details.
