Africa - Original Hand-Colored Engraved Map - Tardieu 1863
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Original engraved map of Africa, colored by hand in period outline, with the interior still largely unexplored and the Sahara lettered "Grand Desert". Published by Furne in Paris for the Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne of Ambroise Tardieu and Alexandre Vuillemin.
Original engraved map of Africa, colored by hand in period outline, with the interior still largely unexplored and the Sahara lettered "Grand Desert". Published by Furne in Paris for the Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne of Ambroise Tardieu and Alexandre Vuillemin.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Ambroise Tardieu (1788-1841) and Alexandre Vuillemin
Engraver: Lemercier workshop, Paris
Date: 1863
Source: Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne, ed. Furne, Paris. Sheet no. 25
Dimensions: Image 16.9 x 13.4 in (43 x 34 cm); sheet 20.1 x 16.1 in (51 x 41 cm)
Condition: Foxing scattered through the sheet, denser in the upper part, and central binding fold. Toning consistent with age.
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Original engraved map of Africa, colored by hand in period outline, with the interior still largely unexplored and the Sahara lettered "Grand Desert". Published by Furne in Paris for the Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne of Ambroise Tardieu and Alexandre Vuillemin.