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Description

A rare 6 sheet case map of North & South America, illustrating the main modes of transporation (Steam, Rail, etc) and communications (Submarine Cable)

Fine large format map, showing North and South America, along with political subdivisions. In addition to transporation routes, the map provides a nice graphic depiction of the oceanic current in the Atlantic and the Pacific and the dead zones, such as the Sargasso Sea. The seas feature a wealth of hydrological information, most notably the great currents that traverse the oceans, notably the Humboldt Current in the Pacific and the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic. The lines of major shipping routes and the distances between key ports are also noted on the map.

The map features six very interesting cartographic insets. In each of the top corners are insets of the polar regions showing both of these extremities of the globe to be somewhat enigmatic. Towards the lower left of the map is a detailed inset featuring the most populated region of the United States, the Washington-Boston corridor. Another inset depicts the elevation of the topography of North America, while towards the lower right of the map, another inset similarly details South America.
The map is relatively unique in its use of color. There are at leat 2 editions of the map. The other edition lacks the Maier / Stuttgart credit below the 3 titles and includes 2 smaller text lines below Baur's name in the title.

The map is listed in the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society (1881). The Bibliotheca historico naturalis et physico-chemica: oder . . . lists an edition with the date 1886. Fine example.

Condition Description
Dissected and laid on linen, with original slip case.
C. F. Baur Biography

Carl Fredrich Baur was a German map publisher based in Stuttgart whose flourished in the latter half of the nineteenth century. His work focused on maps and atlases, most of it with thematic or historical content. He is best known for his Atlas fur Handel und Industrie fur Kaufleute, Fabrikanten und Gewerbetreibende (1857), a pioneering industrial and commercial atlas.