Eastern Hemisphere: Stanfords Map From 1877 SMALL

Product Description

Cloth-backed reproduction of a beautiful map of the Eastern Hemisphere in the third quarter of the 19th century with cartography which will appeal instantly to all who love browsing through old atlases. The original map was drawn by Stanford’s Geographical Establishment & “published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature & Education Appointed by The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge & of the National Society”. Individual countries are presented in gentle pastel hues typical of h&-coloured maps, with their borders outlined in stronger colours. The publication date of 1877 gives us Europe of large imperial states, much of Asia as we know it, but Africa still in the early stages colonization with its interior largely unexplored. Hachures are used to show the mountain ranges & many other features of contemporary cartography are included: ocean currents & trade winds, surrounding frames showing the tropical zones & the position of the sun, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10° intervals. Additional panels show the continents as viewed from the two poles, plus five of those particularly loved features of mid & late 19th century atlases
- vertical cross-sections with elevations across the continents. Each individual map in this cloth-backed version is sold folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: a wall map version of this title is available as part of the “ Stanfords Classics Collection of Historical Reproductions”. To see the full list of other titles in this fascinating series from the Old Folding Maps please click on the series link.