Large Old Geological Map of Italy by Virano e Teano, 1880: Alps, Apennines, Vesuvius, Etna, Po River Size:56x70in (142x178cm) Wiesbaden: Known for its thermal

Wiesbaden: Known for its thermal springs and spa

with illustrations of factories

and the interplay of steep green ridges and sheltered coves hints at centuries of settlement shaped by monsoon

The map is also a great way to learn more about the geography of Cork

A few small lakes are visible

Large Old Geological Map of Italy by Virano e Teano, 1880: Alps, Apennines, Vesuvius, Etna, Po River Size:56x70in (142x178cm) Wiesbaden: Known for its thermalCarta Geologica d'Italia is a tour de force of late nineteenthcentury scientific cartography, created in 1880 by Virano e Teano at a moment when a newly unified Italy was mapping the depths beneath its surface as eagerly as the contours above. Across a grand sweep from the ramparts of the Alps to the volcanic south, the sheet embraces Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily, and reaches west to Frjus in France and east to Fiumetodays Rijekaon the Adriatic. An