Collecting Water

Biographical resource on Alfred Joseph Casson (1898-1992), Canadian watercolourist who founded the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour in 1925. In 1926, he was invited to join the Group of Seven and became its youngest member.

Map of Kentucky is very detailed and large. Includes cities, counties, boundaries, the capital, and bodies of water.

This site provides a very large map of Arkansas, complete with each county and body of water present.

This site contains a large map of Oregon, including its various cities, counties, and bodies of water.

This relief map of Tajikistan from the University of Texas' map collection shows the mountains and bodies of water in that country.

This relief map of Turkmenistan from the Perry Castaneda collection shows the topography of the country along with its bodies of water.

A relief map of Azerbaijan from the Perry-Castaneda collection. You can easily see the bodies of water and mountainous regions.

A relief map of both Rwandi and its neighbor, Burundi, showing the mountainous regions, major highways, and water physical features. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

Offering tables were intended for food presentation but also had channels to allow water to be poured over them and to be collected.

The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty form a collection of 40 tombs scattered over 18 locations. Built over five centuries, from 1408 to 1966, the tombs honoured the memory of ancestors, showed respect for their achievements, asserted...