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This layer contains the contours of the land that is pictured on the map. Naturally, those contours delineate the water spaces on the map as well. This layer is important because I think it is the base layer for the rest of the features of the map.…

This layer contains the colored (land) parts of the map. Supposedly, those territories are under the influence of different rulers (the British, the French, the Dutch and certain native American groups). It is remarkable that the boundaries of those…

I chose to incorporate only the capitalized text in this layer for two reasons: (1) It seems to me that choice of the font/size of the textual references bears some implications about how important certain features were to the map-makers (the more…

I think a remarkable characteristic of this map is the fact that it contains certain elements that are portrayed in perspective (i.e. not 'flat', like the rest of the map). There seems to be a 'sample' of an Indian village on the far left side of the…

This layer contains elements of landscape integral to the landscape of London. This layer acts as a scaffold upon which the urban fabric of the city molds itself.

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.

This layer shows the lines that the mapmaker used to design the projection. This is an important backbone to the map as it shows how Vespucci planned the unusual polar projection and the lines would have provided him with guidelines for where…

In his map, Vespucci does not distinguish between countries or within land masses by lines. Instead, the lines on the map show the enge of land and how it borders with water, primarily oceans and seas. I have also included rivers in this layer…