N. AMERICA, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, original antique map, Stieler 1880

Description: An original antique, copper-engraved map of part of the USA published in c.1880 in Adolf Stieler’s ‘Hand Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde und uber das Weldgebaude ’ by the Justus Perthes publishing house in Gotha. The 6th edition which was printed from 1875-1881 is generally regarded as the edition in which the work reached the high scientific level and the unsurpassed relief Stieler's Atlas is famous for. The map is one of six sheets of the United States in Stieler's Atlas. It shows much of the south east of the USA including Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, and North and South Carolina. There are two inset maps showing southern Florida and southern Texas (notes in German). It is nicely outline hand coloured with the printed area measuring approximately 400mm x 330mm with good sized margins beyond, blank verso. There is a centrefold as published. Condition report: Good condition, good quality paper, light age toning as is appropriate to a map of this age. Please study the photographs carefully.

Price: 25 GBP

Location: Ilkley

End Time: 2025-01-02T08:50:17.000Z

Shipping Cost: 11.91 GBP