Cartographer:
SWANSTON, George H.
Title:
THE WORLD IN HEMISPHERES WITH COMPARATIVE VIEWS OF THE HEIGHTS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS AND BASINS OF THE PRINCIPAL RIVERS ON THE GLOBE.
Stock Code:
7117
Method:
Steel engraving
Publisher:
A Fullarton & Co.
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography.
Size: (W x H):
53cm x 42cm
21 inches x 16½ inches
Date:
1860
Price:
£395
A very attractive double hemisphere world map. Insets above showing the flowing river basins: Amazon & Tocantins; La Plata; Gt. Lakes & St. Lawrence; Rhine, Danube & Dnieper: Volga & Ural; Indus, Ganges & Irawady; Mississippi & Missouri; Yenesei. There are mountains depicted below, showing their comparative heights and bands of vegetation.
In good condition.