Antique Map of Northern Germany by Wyld, c.1840

€ 395

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1840
Mapmaker / artist: James Wyld (1812-1887) was a British geographer and map-seller, best known for Wyld's Great Globe. He was successor to William Faden, one of the luminaries of l
Sheet size: 58.3 × 75.3 cm (23.0 × 29.6 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PC-58933

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.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Map of the Kingdom of Hanover, with the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, the Principalities of Lippe Detmold and Schauenburg Lippe, likewise the Territories of the Free Towns of Bremen, Hamburg and Lubeck Conformably with the Treaty of Paris'. Scarce regional map of Northern Germany filled with superb detail. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: James Wyld (1812?1887) was a British geographer and map-seller, best known for Wyld's Great Globe. He was successor to William Faden, one of the luminaries of late eighteenth century publishing in England. Wyld maintained the high standard of graphic and factual excellence that had been established by his predecessor and his maps are among the finest published in the early nineteenth century.

Image size: 0.001 x 68 x 55.5 cm.