The World
American: 3rd Quarter 19th Century
Hand-colored engraving
13 x 17 inches
$375
The World
Engraving, 3rd Quarter 19th Century
Engraving, 3rd Quarter 19th Century
Double hemisphere world map, the continents and countries therein variously colored orange, pink, green, yellow, or blue, set within simple neoclassical border. Title shown in Gothic-revival calligraphy with trefoil decorations. Originally bound in a 19th-century atlas.
Shows ocean currents, trade winds, monsoons, steam ship routes, sargassos or weedy seas, and volcanoes.
Condition: Generally very good with the usual light scattered toning, wear, soiling, soft creases, short marginal tears.