Subject: Scotland
Period: 1820 (dated)
Publication: Genealogical, Historical, Chronological & Geographical Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.2 x 14 inches
31 x 35.6 cm
Detailed map on a folio sheet with English text at sides and bottom describing the country in great detail. Features include mountains and watershed, towns and villages and a well developed road system. Includes an interesting Curiosities section that mentions the gift some Scots reportedly had concerning "Second Sight, a faculty, or gift, once supposed to reside among the Highlanders…" Inset of Shetland Isles. On a full folio sheet measuring 21.7 x 17.4".
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Condition: B
Very nice impression and original coloring. Short centerfold splits at top and bottom as often seen in this atlas. A little toning along centerfold and two short tears just to neatline, else very good.