Catalog Archive
Auction 166, Lot 30

"Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection", Johnston, Alexander K.

Subject: World

Period: 1843 (circa)

Publication: National Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.4 x 19.3 inches
59.4 x 49 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This detailed map of the world is centered on the Pacific Ocean, and shows the tracts of Captain Cook's voyages in the Southern Hemisphere. A rudimentary outline of Antarctica is shown, with the interior labeled "part of the supposed southern continent." A decorative piano key border embellishes the map.

References:

Condition: B+

On sturdy paper with light toning along the centerfold and some minor spots.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Unsold

Closed on 2/14/2018

Archived