Railways of Europe - Original Hand-Colored Map - Furne, Paris 19th Century
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Antique map of the railways of Europe, engraved in copper, with the network of lines traced across the continent from the British Isles to Russia and the state boundaries colored by hand in outline. At the lower right corner, a printed table listing the principal lines. Below, "Publie par Furne, a Paris".
Antique map of the railways of Europe, engraved in copper, with the network of lines traced across the continent from the British Isles to Russia and the state boundaries colored by hand in outline. At the lower right corner, a printed table listing the principal lines. Below, "Publie par Furne, a Paris".
From the Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne by A. Tardieu and A. Vuillemin, published in Paris by Furne to accompany Malte-Brun's Geographie Universelle. Nineteenth-century railway maps are first-hand documents of the growth of the European network.
Medium: Copper engraving with hand-colored boundaries
Cartographers: Ambroise Tardieu and A. Vuillemin
Publisher: Furne, Paris
Date: Second half of the 19th century
Source: Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne
Dimensions: Image 16.9 x 13.4 in (43 x 34 cm); sheet 20.1 x 16.1 in (51 x 41 cm)
Condition: Fair. Paper toned with age, with foxing spread over the paper and the margins; central binding fold, no tears.
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Antique map of the railways of Europe, engraved in copper, with the network of lines traced across the continent from the British Isles to Russia and the state boundaries colored by hand in outline. At the lower right corner, a printed table listing the principal lines. Below, "Publie par Furne, a Paris".