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Auction 208, Lot 60
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"[Mountains & Rivers] Physical Geography", Black, Adam & Charles

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Mountains & Rivers

Period: 1850 (circa)

Publication: General Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.3 x 10.3 inches
36.3 x 26.2 cm
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This sheet is divided diagonally to create an attractive composition. In the upper portion, scores of rivers are named and drawn to indicate their relative lengths. The lower half of the sheet features stylized renderings of the mountains organized by continent and drawn to indicate their relative heights. Volcanoes are shown erupting and some cities and other locations are shown at their respective elevations. Accompanied by a related page of text from the atlas discussing climatology.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary color with some minor foxing.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $110

Closed on 4/22/2026

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