Map of Northern South America – Vibrant Engraving by Keith Johnston, 1903
€ 340
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1903
Sheet size
36.8 × 47 cm (14.5 × 18.5 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13577-50
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
This antique map is in very good to excellent condition, with minimal age-related wear, clear printing, and strong color retention.
About this sheet
Northern South America, "South America (Northern Sheet)" by Keith Johnston, a color-printed map published in 1903 by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, of Edinburgh and London. The title and scale bars are lettered at the upper right.
The sheet covers the north and west of the continent: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru on the left, Bolivia at the bottom, the Guianas along the north Atlantic coast, and the vast northern half of Brazil filling the right. National boundaries are tinted in color. The Amazon and its tributaries are traced across the whole interior, with the Andes drawn in hachures along the Pacific side, and the dense scatter of town names concentrates along the coasts and along the rivers. At the top the sheet names the West India Islands, and at the lower left an inset shows the Galapagos Islands, drawn at larger scale off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean.
The map shows the continent's political layout in 1903, including Panama as part of Colombia's northwestern corner, since that country's separation took place in November of that year.
