On hold Francess D. Fish's 1874 Hand-drawn Watercolor Map of Ireland antique miniature playing cards and also just as a

and also just as a sculptural object

There was pretty much no way I could leave this behind once I had seen it

it makes perfect sense that this should assume the form of a dog

and I find it quite transportive

On hold Francess D. Fish's 1874 Hand-drawn Watercolor Map of Ireland antique miniature playing cards and also just as aI'm forever in search of lovely old hand drawn maps, just like this one of Ireland, done by a Francess D. Fish in 1874, in the days when drawing such a beautiful map as this would have been school work. At the bottom is a handwritten comment by an instructor affirming Francess' accomplishment: "very nicely and carefully drawn." Indeed! Quite a feat to pack in all these counties and cities and towns and mountains and rivers too. Ink with watercolor