“the map eliminates all trace of the practices that produced it, creating the impression that the structure of the map springs directly from the structure of the world”
Tim Ingold, Lines (2007)
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1. Astrological map showing the position of the heavens at the moment of Prince Iskandar’s birth on 25th April 1384. “Apart from being a horoscope, this manuscript is an exquisite work of art and an exemplary production of the royal kitabkhana ‘publishing house’ or ‘workshop’. The manuscript is lavishly illustrated and reflects the efforts of a whole range of specialists: astronomers, illuminators, gilders, calligraphers and craftsmen, and specialists in paper-making.” Wellcome Images l0071319
2. A chart of the constellation Orion (1808) Wellcome Images V0024712
3. Chyromancy or a short compend[ium] of Palmestry, that is to say many rare observations and select rules of the mysteries of nature touching the hand of man (1648) Wellcome Images L0068572
4. General Map of the Hand (1896)
5. Chyromancy or a short compend[ium] of Palmestry, that is to say many rare observations and select rules of the mysteries of nature touching the hand of man (1648) Wellcome Images l0068571
6. Eighteenth-century fan map of Bath
7. Healthy adult human brain, tractography from MRI. Dr Flavio Dell’Acqua. Sagittal view of a healthy adult, living human brain, virtually sliced down a vertical axis dividing it into left and right halves. Wellcome Images B0009904. Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 4.0.
8. Phrenological map of the brain from Vitalogy (1899).
9. Wilder Penfield’s Cortical Homunculus (1951). Penfield’s maps are still used, largely unaltered, today.
10. Brain neuroimaging (2015)
11. Map of health. Odra Noel. This image shows a map of the world with each area made up of human tissue relating to the main health problems within those areas. Wellcome Images B0010613. Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 4.0.
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