Cartographer:
SWANSTON, G. H.
Title:
THE WORLD in Hemispheres with comparitive Heights of the principal Mountains and Basins of the principal Rivers of the Globe.
Stock Code:
3371
Method:
Steel engraving
Colouring:
Original colour with later additions
Size: (W x H):
53cm x 42cm
21 inches x 16½ inches
Date:
c.1870
Price:
£450
Double hemisphere world map, with title at centre above flanked by inset maps showing principal river basins. Below the map there is a diagrammatic view of the world’s highest mountains, and two further river basin inset maps in the corners
Clear and clean, in very good condition. Closed tear on lower centrefold, affecting 1.5cm of map. Mounted size 75 x 65cm