Map of Spain and Portugal by Aaron Arrowsmith Sidney Hall 1817 Handcolored

Description: Handcolored original antique map of Spain and Portugal, drawn by Aaron Arrowsmith and engraved by Sidney Hall. Published by A. Constable & Co. Edinburgh in the first edition of the Arrowsmith atlas published in 1817: A New General Atlas, Constructed from the Latest Authorities, by A. Arrowsmith, Hydrographer to the Prince Regent, Exhibiting the Boundaries and Divisions also the Chains of Mountains and other Geographical Features of all the Known Countries in the World; Comprehended in Fifty Three Maps from Original Drawings. Sheet 10 x 8 inches The maps within the atlas are characterized by their richness in detail and information, despite not being particularly large in size. They were meticulously drawn by Arrowsmith himself and engraved by Sidney Hall, with some collaboration with Thomson in certain cases. David Rumsey (5960) says of the atlas: Although the maps are not large, they are dense with information. This complete atlas features index and 53 copperplate maps, drawn by Arrowsmith and engraved by Sidney Hall, with a few engraved by Thomson in collaboration with Hall. The maps include two world, 29 related to Europe and Scandinavia, 16 on Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and six related to the Americas. The United States map shows Georgia extending from the coast to the Mississippi River. The area west of the Mississippi is blank and labeled Louisiana. Engraved title page has Atlas holding the globe above two putti, one sailing a dingy, the other engaged in cartographic studies with a globe, map and dividers.

Price: 75 USD

Location: Solana Beach, California

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