A Comparative view of the principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains, in the Western Hemisphere.
Product information: A Comparative view of the principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains, in the Western Hemisphere.
Steel engraving, hand colored in outline and wash. A beautiful hand colored example of John Tallis's map showing a comparative view of the principal waterfalls, islands, lakes, rivers and mountains in the Western Hemisphere. A the top a fine engraved panoramic scence comparing the waterfalls of the Western Hemisphere. Among them Reuka Fossen (Norway), Kerka (Dalmatia), Reichenbach (Switzerland), etc. At the bottom a comparative view of the mountains from Europe towards Asia including snow lines, above the rivers and lakes.
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| Category: | Rivers and Mountains in the Western Hemisphere |
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| Issue date: | 1851 |
| Published place: | London & New York |
| Publisher: | John Tallis & Company |
| Technique: | Steel engraving, hand colored. |
| Type: | map |