Subject: Western Hemisphere
Period: 1850 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.3 x 10 inches
33.8 x 25.4 cm
A finely rendered hemispheric map that is among the most decorative maps produced in the 19th Century. This example is decorated with numerous beautiful vignettes by Warren, featuring whales, natives, and indigenous animals, all surrounded by a fancy vine-style border. This map extends to include New Zealand and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, and the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic. Alaska is Russian America, New California occupies all the west coast, and the coast of Antarctica is somewhat defined.
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Condition: B+
Some marginal tears and the centerfold are repaired with tissue.
