COLLECTION NAME:
Selections from the David Rumsey Map Collection I
Record
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
Map of South America.
