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This layer describes the various major thoroughfares and bridges upon the map. Several bridges were hand drawn upon the map at a later date of publication, thus seemingly to float within space, unconnected to the streets.

This layer contains parks, gardens and squares. The original map colors these spaces green. Several large scale parks such as Regent's Park and Hyde Park appear on the map. This map claims itself to be a partially drawn from intended future plans for…

This layer possesses the buildings of London and the surrounding towns in 1814. Each item appears as a polygon.

Containing water elements such as rivers, lakes and coastlines, this layer is important because it represents en element of transporting of goods, travel, and resources. As a Dutch copy, this map could have provided information on access points for…

Containing patches of trees to represent forests, this layer is interesting because it shows potential areas to be navigated around, used as possible protection, or used to acquire building resources. As depicted in the multi-perspectival…

Containing small illustrations of creatures, this layer is interesting because it reflects another type of commodity for use as a trade resource: fur. Here we see bears, foxes, beavers, etc. To me, it can also depict a level of artistic play that the…

Containing areas of settlement, this layer is fascinating because when isolated, it more clearly suggests purposes behind the accumulated locations. These reasons may include aesthetic preferences or for strategic (military or for trade) uses.

Here are markers, both literal (cities) and decorative (ships) of human influence on the landscape of New England. The markers note both colonist and Native American influence on the land.

This layer has all the markers of land features such as capes, forests, and hills. This layer includes both literal markers such as "Cape Cod" but also decorative features such as animals on the map. It is unclear how literal some of the natural…

At first, the mountains appear to be a relatively unimportant feature of the map, and it is true that they occupy relatively little physical space on the page. The mountains that are represented are done so in a way that connects them in continuous…