Subject: North America
Period: 1864 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
10.5 x 8.2 inches
26.7 x 20.8 cm
This delicately drawn, manuscript map depicts the political divisions, some topography, and major cities. The map is finely rendered in ink, hand colored, and signed below the title by P. v Bommel Jr.. Unfortunately, we would have to give this student an A for effort, but an F for content because the political divisions reflect the period when Texas was independent [1836-46]. Preparation of manuscript maps was a typical early 19th century classroom exercise. These classroom maps are found in several public map collections. But they are quite rare due to their ephemeral nature.
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Condition: B+
There is a spot in the Caribbean Sea, else very good.