Western Hemisphere, Antique Globe Map with Comparative Tables, 1845
US$481
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1845
Mapmaker / artist
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London; engraved by John and Charles Walker
Publisher
Charles Knight and Company, 22 Ludgate Street, London
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Original hand color
Sheet size
43.5 × 35 cm (17.1 × 13.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14487-2-1
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 overall age toning, with the paper darker along the left and top edges, foxing through the margins, one or two spots larger than the rest, stains in the margins and handling wear to the bottom right corner.
About this sheet
This original antique map of 1845 shows the Western Hemisphere drawn as a full circle, with North and South America set between the Pacific and the Atlantic and the island groups of the Pacific scattered across the western half of the globe. The United States, the British possessions in the north, Mexico, Texas and the South American republics are divided by hand applied color along their boundaries, and the interior carries rivers, the Rocky Mountains and the Andes in fine engraved hachure, together with a dense scatter of place names, capes and island names. Two engraved tables fill the lower corners. The one at the left counts the animals of the globe by class, with mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, molluscs and other invertebrates given against their numbers of species, and adds a count of vegetable species beneath. The one at the right lists the highest mountains of Europe, Asia, Africa and America with their heights in yards. The imprint beneath the globe records publication by and under the superintendence of the Society, and the lower right corner is signed by the engravers John and Charles Walker.
The plate comes from Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, in the new edition corrected to the present time that Charles Knight and Company published at 22 Ludgate Street, London, in 1845, whose first volume covers Europe. The Society was founded in 1826 by Henry Brougham and his circle to publish useful knowledge at a low price. Its maps were issued in parts from 1829, first by Baldwin and Cradock, from 1842 by Chapman and Hall and then by Charles Knight, and the series grew to about two hundred maps. Most of them were engraved on steel by John and Charles Walker, and the outline color was applied by hand.
The plate is signed by J. and C. Walker as engravers. The imprint at the foot names Charles Knight and Company of 22 Ludgate Street, London.
Light overall age toning, with the paper darker along the left and top edges, foxing through the margins, one or two spots larger than the rest, stains in the margins and handling wear to the bottom right corner.
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.
