A) The lettering in this illustration was created by a primitive pantographic system known as leroy lettering. The spongy, crude quality, particularly noticeable here, is often a problem. Real type (see detail viewss below) is usually superior.
A
On the left we see a detail of leroy lettering, on the right real
type.
B) The lines in this map vary in thickness, to the point where some of
them are broken, particularly at the top. The little cross symbols are
much too irregular. The stipple dots along the coast are carelessly
applied. The lettering was done by hand; real type, being more uniform
is often better (in the detail, compare the hand-lettered "Pylos" with
the word set in real type, and inserted in parentheses adjacent to the
hand-lettered words). The monitor display, being a bitmap, does not
show the type for "Pylos" very well.
B
