Detail View: Selections from the David Rumsey Map Collection I: Map of South America.

Filename: 
00330026.jpg
Identifier: 
00330026.jpg
Title: 
Map of South America.
Creator: 
Tanner, Henry S.
Subject: 
Mountains and Rivers
Description: 
Engraved by J.H. Young & F. Dankworth. See Africa Map. Quite different from Tanner's early map of South America in the American Atlas. Probably a Finley production from the 1830's. Inset maps include: Harbour Of Rio Janeiro; Comparative Heights Of The Principal Mountain Towns & Of South America; Map of the Country in the Vicinity Of The City Of Buenos Ayres; Comparative Lengths Of The Principal Rivers Of South America. Full color by country. Folds into marbled end sheets and into a new tan cloth folding case 30x22 with "South America H.S. Tanner 1845" stamped in gilt on the spine.
Publisher: 
Tanner, Henry S.
Contributor: 
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Date: 
1845
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Cartography Associates