Original engraved map of Asia, colored by hand in period outline, from the Russian Empire to India, China and the Malay archipelago. Published by Furne in Paris for the Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne of Ambroise Tardieu and Alexandre Vuillemin.
Original engraved map of Asia, colored by hand in period outline, from the Russian Empire to India, China and the Malay archipelago. 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
Dimensions: Image 16.9 x 13.4 in (43 x 34 cm); sheet 20.1 x 16.1 in (51 x 41 cm)
Condition: A small piece of paper is missing from the lower central margin, outside the image; central binding fold and toning consistent with age.