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19th century American needlepoint litany of movements would flower, in the 20th century, in Abstract Expressionism and photography as fine art. To visit these collections is to know the antecedents. It would also, in fits and starts, with plenty of prejudice and resistance to go round, result in a society, which from the beginning was built on diverse streams of immigration. Remarkably, Dallas Platt would assemble a uniquely important collection of early maps with concentration on those involving the discovery and exploration of the New World. Fittingly, the collection is anchored by the first map ever printed. A letter from Columbus to his patron, Queen Isabella of Castile, refers to "islands in the Indian Sea," which he recently discovered. Of course, he was referring to what would be named as America. HYLAND

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