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Geometric Collection (#6)

"Exploring the Geometric Wonders: From Ancient Maps to Modern Art" Step back in time to 1768 with James Craig's Map of New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland

Background imageGeometric Collection: Sheet with overall geometric pattern, 19th century. Creator: Anon

Sheet with overall geometric pattern, 19th century. Creator: Anon
Sheet with overall geometric pattern, 19th century

Background imageGeometric Collection: Sheet with overall geometric pattern with striped circles and squares, 19th century. Creator: Anon

Sheet with overall geometric pattern with striped circles and squares, 19th century. Creator: Anon
Sheet with overall geometric pattern with striped circles and squares, 19th century

Background imageGeometric Collection: Book cover with overall geometric and stripe pattern, 19th century. Creator: Anon

Book cover with overall geometric and stripe pattern, 19th century. Creator: Anon
Book cover with overall geometric and stripe pattern, 19th century

Background imageGeometric Collection: Sheet with overall orange and blue geometric pattern, 19th century. Creators: Anon, Remondini

Sheet with overall orange and blue geometric pattern, 19th century. Creators: Anon, Remondini
Sheet with overall orange and blue geometric pattern, 19th century

Background imageGeometric Collection: Sheet with overall geometric pattern, 19th century. Creator: Anon

Sheet with overall geometric pattern, 19th century. Creator: Anon
Sheet with overall geometric pattern, 19th century

Background imageGeometric Collection: Sheet with an overall geometric pattern, 19th century. Creator: Anon

Sheet with an overall geometric pattern, 19th century. Creator: Anon
Sheet with an overall geometric pattern, 19th century

Background imageGeometric Collection: New Church of St. John the Evangelist, at Lowestoft, 1854. Creator: Unknown

New Church of St. John the Evangelist, at Lowestoft, 1854. Creator: Unknown
New Church of St. John the Evangelist, at Lowestoft, 1854. The Church is in the Geometrical Decorated, or Second Pointed style; and consists of a nave, north and south transepts, south aisles

Background imageGeometric Collection: Coverlet, c. 1937. Creator: Edward White

Coverlet, c. 1937. Creator: Edward White
Coverlet, c. 1937

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru... c. 1780

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru... c. 1780. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780, Japan, c. 1780

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi (?) in the Play Nue no Mori... c. 1770

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi (?) in the Play Nue no Mori... c. 1770. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi (?) in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1770 (?), Japan, c. 1770

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Arakawa Taro in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori... c. 1778

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Arakawa Taro in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori... c. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Arakawa Taro in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778, Japan, c. 1778

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no... c. 1776

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Suketsune (?) in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (?)... c. 1775

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Suketsune (?) in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (?)... c. 1775. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Suketsune (?) in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1775 (?), Japan, c. 1775

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora in the Play Chigo Sakura Jusan Kane...c. 1774

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora in the Play Chigo Sakura Jusan Kane...c. 1774. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa II Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora in the Play Chigo Sakura Jusan Kane, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1774, Japan, c. 1774

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a 'Shibaraku' Role, Probably as Kato Hyoeisa Shigemitsu... c. 1777

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a "Shibaraku" Role, Probably as Kato Hyoeisa Shigemitsu... c. 1777
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a "Shibaraku" Role, Probably as Kato Hyoeisa Shigemitsu, in the Third Scene of the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa (?) in the Play Otokoyama... c. 1768

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa (?) in the Play Otokoyama... c. 1768. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III III as Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa (?) in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1768 (?), Japan, c. 1768

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV in a 'Shibaraku' Role, Possibly from the Play Ima o Sakar... c. 1768

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV in a "Shibaraku" Role, Possibly from the Play Ima o Sakar... c. 1768
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV in a "Shibaraku" Role, Possibly from the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith)

Background imageGeometric Collection: Usugumo, from the series 'Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle... c. 1822

Usugumo, from the series "Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle... c. 1822. Creator: Gakutei
Usugumo, from the series "Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren gakumen fujin awase)", c. 1822

Background imageGeometric Collection: Ebisu (Shobishin), from the series 'A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune...', c. 1828

Ebisu (Shobishin), from the series "A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune...", c. 1828
Ebisu (Shobishin), from the series "A Parody of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Mitate shichifukujin)", c. 1828

Background imageGeometric Collection: Japanese poetry, from the series 'Three Classical Arts for the Sugawara Circle... ', early 1820s

Japanese poetry, from the series "Three Classical Arts for the Sugawara Circle... ", early 1820s
Japanese poetry, from the series "Three Classical Arts for the Sugawara Circle (Sugawara sanseki)", early 1820s

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Sanada no Yoichi (?) in the Play Sanada no Yoichi... c. 1767

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Sanada no Yoichi (?) in the Play Sanada no Yoichi... c. 1767. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Sanada no Yoichi (?) in the Play Sanada no Yoichi Banjaku no Iezuto (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1767 (?), Japan, c. 1767

Background imageGeometric Collection: Ouroboros, delta, and the divine eye with the sun, from The Kneph

Ouroboros, delta, and the divine eye with the sun, from The Kneph
3512891 Ouroboros, delta, and the divine eye with the sun, from The Kneph, 1881-1900 (woodcut) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: the serpent Ouroboros)

Background imageGeometric Collection: Black and white television test card

Black and white television test card. 1950s

Background imageGeometric Collection: The Aztec Calendar Stone, or Stone of the Sun, National Museum, Mexico City, c1930s

The Aztec Calendar Stone, or Stone of the Sun, National Museum, Mexico City, c1930s. A name glyph of Aztec ruler Moctezuma II suggests the basalt Aztec sun stone was carved c1502- 1521

Background imageGeometric Collection: Blue morning flower (Ipomoea indica) flowers and carpet of leaves. Cyprus. April

Blue morning flower (Ipomoea indica) flowers and carpet of leaves. Cyprus. April

Background imageGeometric Collection: White asphodel (Asphodelus albus) flowerhead. Cyprus. April

White asphodel (Asphodelus albus) flowerhead. Cyprus. April

Background imageGeometric Collection: Reservist of the First Division, 1914. Artist: Kazimir Malevich

Reservist of the First Division, 1914. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
Reservist of the First Division, 1914. Kazimir Severinovich Malevich. Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

Background imageGeometric Collection: Red Balloon, 1922. Artist: Paul Klee

Red Balloon, 1922. Artist: Paul Klee
Red Balloon, 1922. From the Guggenheim Museum, New York

Background imageGeometric Collection: RF - Maidens veil / Bridal veil fungus (Phallus indusiatus) with indusium fully formed

RF - Maidens veil / Bridal veil fungus (Phallus indusiatus) with indusium fully formed, on rainforest floor. Heath River, Tambopata / Bahuaja-Sonene Reserves, Amazonia, Peru / Bolivia border

Background imageGeometric Collection: Starfish Beach, with many starfish in the shallow sea (Asteroidea) Colon Island

Starfish Beach, with many starfish in the shallow sea (Asteroidea) Colon Island, Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama

Background imageGeometric Collection: RF- School of Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) forming circle in open water at Shark Reef

RF- School of Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) forming circle in open water at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed Marine Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Background imageGeometric Collection: Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis) close up of tentacles, Sargasso Sea, Bermuda

Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis) close up of tentacles, Sargasso Sea, Bermuda

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1899 Bacon Pocket Plan Or Map Of London Topography

1899 Bacon Pocket Plan Or Map Of London Topography
1899, Bacon Pocket Plan or Map of London

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1899 View Map Of Boston Harbor From Boston To Cape Cod And Provincetown

1899 View Map Of Boston Harbor From Boston To Cape Cod And Provincetown
1899, View Map of Boston Harbor from Boston to Cape Cod and Provincetown

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1898 Brockhaus Map Of The Moon Topography Cartography

1898 Brockhaus Map Of The Moon Topography Cartography
1898, Brockhaus Map of the Moon

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1895 U.S. Coast Survey Map Of The Chesapeake Bay Around Annapolis

1895 U.S. Coast Survey Map Of The Chesapeake Bay Around Annapolis
1895, U.S. Coast Survey Map of the Chesapeake Bay around Annapolis

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1895 Meiji 28 Japanese Map Of Imperial Japan With Taiwan

1895 Meiji 28 Japanese Map Of Imperial Japan With Taiwan
1895, Meiji 28 Japanese Map of Imperial Japan with Taiwan

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1898 Walker Trolley Map And View Of New England Centered On Boston

1898 Walker Trolley Map And View Of New England Centered On Boston
1898, Walker Trolley Map and View of New England centered on Boston

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1893 U.S. Coast Survey Nautical Chart Or Map Of The Chesapeake Bay And Delaware Bay

1893 U.S. Coast Survey Nautical Chart Or Map Of The Chesapeake Bay And Delaware Bay
1893, U.S. Coast Survey Nautical Chart or Map of the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1897 Walker View Of Boston Harbor Topography

1897 Walker View Of Boston Harbor Topography
1897, Walker View of Boston Harbor

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1892 Scientific American Map And View Of New York City

1892 Scientific American Map And View Of New York City
1892, Scientific American Map and View of New York City

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1894 Colton Map Of Maine Topography Cartography

1894 Colton Map Of Maine Topography Cartography
1894, Colton Map of Maine

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1892 Colton Pocket Map Of Vermont And New Hampshire

1892 Colton Pocket Map Of Vermont And New Hampshire
1892, Colton Pocket Map of Vermont and New Hampshire

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1890 Hachette Map Of Antarctica Topography Cartography

1890 Hachette Map Of Antarctica Topography Cartography
1890, Hachette Map of Antarctica

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1890 View Map Of Boston Habor From Boston To Cape Cod And Provincetown

1890 View Map Of Boston Habor From Boston To Cape Cod And Provincetown
1890, View Map of Boston Habor from Boston to Cape Cod and Provincetown

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1886 Telescopic View And Map Of The Moon Topography

1886 Telescopic View And Map Of The Moon Topography
1886, Telescopic View and Map of the Moon

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1888 Topographic Survey Map Of The United States

1888 Topographic Survey Map Of The United States
1888, Topographic Survey Map of the United States

Background imageGeometric Collection: 1886 Depot De La Guerre Pocket Map Of Paris And Environs

1886 Depot De La Guerre Pocket Map Of Paris And Environs
1886, Depot de la Guerre Pocket Map of Paris and Environs




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"Exploring the Geometric Wonders: From Ancient Maps to Modern Art" Step back in time to 1768 with James Craig's Map of New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. This intricate creation showcases the geometric layout of this historic city, offering a glimpse into its urban planning genius. Travel further through history to 1794 and marvel at the Delisle Map of Southern Ancient Greece. With its detailed topography and depiction of Greek Isles and Crete, this map unveils the geometric beauty of these ancient lands. Fast forward to modern times and discover Choi Hung Estate in Hong Kong. As one of the oldest public housing estates, it boasts an impressive display architecture that harmoniously blends tradition with contemporary design. Venture beyond Earth's boundaries with an 1886 Telescopic View and Map of the Moon. Through cartography and geography, this mesmerizing piece reveals the intricate topography that dots our celestial neighbor. Dive into abstract art with Kazimir Malevich's iconic Black Square (oil on canvas). Its simplicity may deceive you as it challenges traditional notions by embracing geometry as a form of expression. Immerse yourself in Islamic culture at Alhambra in Spain where stunning carvings showcase intricate geometric patterns. These masterpieces demonstrate how mathematics intertwines seamlessly with artistry. Witness Southwest Indian craftsmanship through GEUR2D-00047 - a captivating artwork that highlights indigenous geometrical motifs passed down through generations. Journey to Cornwall, England, where Men-an-Tol stands tall as a cromlech monument. Its circular shape embodies ancient symbolism while showcasing geometrical precision within nature's embrace. Admire Mosaic with Arab and Kufic Calligraphy adorning walls across various regions. These exquisite designs fuse Arabic script intricately woven into mesmerizing geometric patterns – true works of art. Step inside Seville's Alcazar Interior in Spain for an architectural feast for your eyes.