Antique Map of Sweden, Norway and Denmark with the Malström, 1858
€ 200
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1858
Mapmaker / artist
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Publisher
Edward Stanford, London
Technique
Steel engraving
Coloring
Hand colored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14227-1-14
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
Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. A center fold, as issued. Printed image clean.
About this sheet
This is an original antique map of Scandinavia, a steel engraving colored by hand, titled "SWEDEN, NORWAY AND DENMARK INCLUDING THE BALTIC SEA & RUSSIAN PROVINCES ADJACENT". It covers Norway, Sweden and Denmark from the North Cape to Schleswig and Holstein, with Finland, Estonia, Livonia and Courland across the Baltic as far as St. Petersburg. Norway is outlined in yellow, Denmark in blue and Sweden in red, and the coasts have a pale blue wash. The Arctic Circle is marked.
Below the title the plate reads "Published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge." and explains the abbreviations, giving the Scandinavian terms in brackets: "I. (Öe) Island", "L. (Vang) Lake" and "R. (Elv) River". A small table headed "Population" gives "Sweden 2,800,000", "Norway 1,050,000" and "Denmark 1,950,000". Scales of "Swedish Miles 10,42 = 1 Degree", "Danish Miles 10,41 = 1 Degree" and "English Miles 69.17 = 1 Degree" run up the right margin, and the upper border is lettered "Meridian of Greenwich". Below the border is the imprint "London, Edward Stanford. 6, Charing Cross.", with the plate number "14." outside the lower right corner.
The plate comes from The Harrow Atlas of Modern Geography, published in London in 1858 by Edward Stanford of 6 Charing Cross and sold at Harrow by Crossley and Clarke, booksellers to Harrow School. Its maps were selected from those of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, founded in London in 1826, which issued its series of maps in parts from 1829 until the Society was wound up in 1848. Edward Stanford later issued the maps under his own imprint, as this sheet shows. Off the Lofoden Isles the map letters the "Malström" between Moskenæsöe and Væröe, and Finland is shown on the Russian side of the border with Sweden.
The tall format suits the long Norwegian coast, and the map hangs well in a narrow space.
This is an original antique map, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
