African Continent Egypt Cape Colony Madagascar Sahara 1843 Stieler engraved map Brazil little toning

little toning

All are attractive and well-preserved examples with only minor age flaws scarcely worthy of individual mention

raised bands gilt ruled with dots

Items gently age worn

Items are over 70 years old and shows some signs of handling and time

African Continent Egypt Cape Colony Madagascar Sahara 1843 Stieler engraved map Brazil little toningAfrica. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Africa, European Colonies, Cape Colony, Congo, Angola, Guinea, Mozambique, Egypt, Abyssinia, Morocco, Algeria). Issued 1843, Gotha by Justus Perthes for Stieler. Scarce mid 19th century engraved map with original outline hand color. Map was mounted on linen in the 19th century. The center of the continent is filled with purely speculative lines indicating rivers, a vast chain of the apocryphal Mts. of the Moon is