Subject: Africa
Period: 1850 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Universel Illustre
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17 x 11 inches
43.2 x 27.9 cm
A decorative 19th century map of the continent colored to show the colonial possessions and major tribal kingdoms. The interior is mostly void of detail. The map is surrounded by hand colored, steel-engraved scenes including the pyramids, wild animals, natives, the French army in Algeria and vignettes of Alexandria, Cairo, and Alger.
References: Norwich #140.
Condition: A
Some minor stains in the blank margins well away from map.