French Map of the Americas by Cortambert – North & South America 1864
€ 399
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1864
Sheet size
52.7 × 42.5 cm (20.7 × 16.7 in)
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-13384-15
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Fair to Good condition overall, with visible wear but mostly out of the image area along the edges. The map has been professionally backed with a new support backing for stabilization and display purposes.
About this sheet
A map of North and South America, titled "Amérique, dressée pour la Géographie ... sous la direction de E. Cortambert", published in Paris in 1864 by Boulanger and Legrand. It is an original steel engraving with hand-colored outlines of the countries.
The whole western hemisphere appears on the sheet. North America at the top shows the United States in the years of the Civil War, with Canada, Mexico and Central America, and the Arctic Ocean ("Océan Glacial Arctique") at the head. South America fills the lower right, with its rivers and mountain chains. Two insets fill the lower left: an enlarged "Partie Orientale des États-Unis" with the Great Lakes and Atlantic seaboard, and a small map of the Antilles. The title block at the left carries the name of the geographer Eugène Cortambert, and the Paris imprint of Boulanger and Legrand, "Éditeurs de l'École des Hautes Études", stands at the foot.
The map was made as a school and general atlas sheet, and its coloring distinguishes the countries of both continents.
