Title: North America
Map Maker:
Theodore Ettling
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Place / Date: London / 1859 ca
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Coloring: Outline Color
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Size: 24 x 17 inches
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Condition: VG
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Price: $65.00
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Inventory ID: 28924
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Description: Detailed map of North America. Includes shipping lines.
'The Weekly Dispatch' newspaper between the years 1856 and 1862 included in each edition a map of a part of the world. During this period a total of 118 maps were issued. The maps bear the distinctive sign of a half globe with the figure of Mercury above. The engravers varied but included John Dower and Edward Weller.
In 1863 'The Dispatch Atlas' was published which contained a series of English county maps. The two were combined in 1865 as 'Cassell’s Complete Atlas'. With many maps in a large scale of areas not often seen, including a number a town plans.
Condition Description: Several minor spots
Related Categories:
Maps of North America
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