Decorative Hand-Colored French Map of the English Channel, 1827

€ 540

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1827
Sheet size: 30.5 × 46 cm (12.0 × 18.1 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-13216-77

Condition

Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning, minor wear. Original folding line, blank verso. Later hand coloring. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Carte et Coupe du Canal de la Manche'. Original antique map of the English Channel. Relief shown by hachures; depths by isolines. Profile shown as inset at top. Prime meridians: Ferro and Paris. Originates from 'Atlas encyclopedique contenant les cartes et les planches relatives a la geographie physique (..)' by N. Desmarest. Published 1827.