
Item number: OTH001BW
Genuine Antique Map
1859
Maker: Colton.
Antique black and white map showing the comparative sizes of Lakes of the Western Hemisphere, Lakes in the Eastern Hemisphere, Islands in the Western Hemisphere, and Islands in the Eastern Hemisphere. This chart was originally published two years before any European had seen Lake Victoria in Africa. By Colton, with Colton's recognizable ornate decorative border, published 1859. Fair to good overall condition with heavy toning of the paper, visible foxing, and roughing of the outer edges. Measures approx. 12.75" x 16" to outside edges of the decorative border.
Genuine Antique Print from 1859
Item Number: OTH001BW