Antique Map of Holland and Belgium with Foreign Possessions Table, circa 1860
€ 370
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1860
Mapmaker / artist
Engraved by G. H. Swanston
Publisher
A. Fullarton and Co.
Technique
Engraving
Coloring
Hand colored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14396-4
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
Light uneven toning, browner toward the edges. Marked handling soiling along the bottom and top edges. Foxing over much of the margin. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the right. Original center fold as issued.
About this sheet
This is an original antique engraved map, colored by hand, from Fullarton's Companion Atlas to the Gazetteer of the World. The title in the upper left reads "HOLLAND & BELGIUM". The upright sheet covers the Netherlands from the Frisian islands and the Dollart south through Belgium to Luxembourg and the French border around Charleville and Sedan, with the neighboring German lands along the right side and the North Sea at the left. The provinces are outlined in color, and relief in the Ardennes is shown by hachures.
Beneath the title is an engraved table headed "FOREIGN POSSESSIONS BELONGING TO HOLLAND." Under "In the Indian Seas" it lists Amboyna and the other Spice Islands, the Banda Islands, Banca, the Island of Java, and settlements in Borneo, Celebes and Sumatra; under "On the Coast of South America", Dutch Guiana and the Island of Curaçao; and under "In the West Indies", the Island of St. Eustatius and the western part of St. Martins. On the map the "ZUYDER ZEE" is open water, and the "SEA OF HAARLEM" is shown southwest of Amsterdam. "LUXEMBURG" is lettered across the southeast. Two scale bars give "Geographical Miles 60 = One Degree" and "English Miles 69 = One Degree".
Below the title the map is credited "BY G.H. SWANSTON EDINR." The engraver's line below the lower right corner of the border reads "Engd. by G.H. Swanston, Edinburgh.", and the imprint centered below the border reads "A. FULLARTON & Co. EDINBURGH, LONDON & DUBLIN."
The sheet comes from The Companion Atlas to the Gazetteer of the World, published by A. Fullarton and Co. of London, Edinburgh and Dublin and issued to subscribers in parts. The printed wrapper of Part 7, which survives with these maps, bills the work as comprehending forty-three beautifully colored maps engraved by G. H. Swanston, and it is marked "Colored Copy". The Zuyder Zee, lettered here as open water, was closed off from the North Sea by the Afsluitdijk in 1932.
Condition: Light uneven toning, browner toward the edges. Marked handling soiling along the bottom and top edges. Foxing over much of the margin. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the right. Original center fold as issued.
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.
