Subject: Title Pages
Period: 1838 (published)
Publication: An Illustrated Atlas, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the United States…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.6 x 15.4 inches
32 x 39.1 cm
An attractive title page from an American atlas featuring portraits of George Washington and a Native American chief surrounded by their respective weaponry. In the corners are local wildlife including a buffalo, bear, turkey, opossums, and alligators. At top center is a lovely vignette of Niagara Falls. Engraved by Jason Archer.
References: Phillips (Atlases) #1381; Ristow pp. 270-271.
Condition: B+
Contemporary color with minor soiling and some toning in the right blank margin.