Vintage Infographics anyone?

I’m a sucker for journal style sketches with notes and drawings all over the place. I had no idea so much of Leonardo Da Vinci’s work was kept together in the Royal Collection. Their online collection is a BEAST. There’s just about everything in it. Go bookmark it!

Fun fact: Look at the handwriting- Da Vinci was left handed with dyslexia and, as a result, wrote most things backwards from right to left (as in, you could read it in a mirror).

1956 Swiss Air Posters. Does it seem like Swiss Air was always on top of their design? These were in the collections Michael Stoll has on Flikr.

1884 map of The City of New York. You can see more photos of it here.

1865 Hand-Colored Mitchell Street Map of Boston, Massachusetts. See the other photos here.

1864 Hand-Colored Mitchell Street Map of Orleans, Louisiana. See the other photos here.

All images via Etsy in Bananastrudel’s shop. These particular ones are sold, but you can still see all the close-ups of them, and they also have a massive collection of other maps and prints.

Via Ninastoessinger

This feels like the style of something that would have been in an early Esquire magazine. You can actually buy this (customized of course) for your wedding. I know, I know, shame on me for promoting stock design…but it’s actually really nice isn’t it? Admit it. Via Minted.