Antique Map-FRANCE-HERAULT-MORBIHAN-LOIRE-Walker-1810

Copperplate engraving on a vellin type paper. Recent hand colouring. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 24 x 21 cm. The image size is ca. 21 x 18 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 9.4 x 8.3 inch. The image size is ca. 8.3 x 7.1 inch.

Map: France. This map shows: France with the provinces: Loire, Tarn, Dordogne, etc. This engraved map originates from: ‘Universal Gazetteer … by John Walker / Arthur Kershaw, London, fifth edition, 1810.Artists and Engravers: The author of this work is John Walker, M.D. The maps are engraved by William Darton Jr., who was active in London in his father’s publishing house from the late 18th. c. This map was originally engraved for the Atlas to Walker’s Geography.

Condition: Fine. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image. Some false fold lines as typical from binding and handling..

Keywords: ANTIQUE MAP-FRANCE-HERAULT-MORBIHAN-LOIRE-WALKER

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