Subject: Canary Islands
Period: 1798 (dated)
Publication: Nuovo Atlante Geografico Universale
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.3 x 13.9 inches
49 x 35.3 cm
This attractive map shows the entire Canary Islands archipelago as well as the northwestern tip of Africa in the bottom right corner. It features a decorative title cartouche depicting a native in a natural scene.
References: Phillips (Atlases) #670 Vol. III #18.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with the watermarks of a Strasbourg bend & lily and the initials "PM." There is minor toning along the centerfold and a hint of offsetting.