Sandtique-Rare-Prints and Maps
Antique Map - "NORDWESTLICHES DEUTSCHLAND" by Gotha: Justus Perthes - Hand Colored Lithograph - 1861
Fine colored lithograph map by Gotha: Justus Perthes published in Paris in 1843.
Description: This fascinating 1862 map by Justus Perthes and Stieler depicts Holland (the Netherlands) and Belgium as well as parts of western Germany. Statistical information to the bottom and left of the map proper. Unlike other cartographic publishers of the period, the Justus Perthes firm, did not transition to lithographic printing techniques. Instead, all of his maps are copper plate engravings and hence offer a level of character and depth of detail that was impossible to find in lithography or wax-process engraving. All text in German. Issued in the 1862 edition of Stieler’s Schul-Atlas. - See more at: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hrCDcZMH5uEJ:www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/DeutNiederlande-perthes-1862+&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us#sthash.9yF657DR.dpuf
Description: This fascinating 1862 map by Justus Perthes and Stieler depicts Holland (the Netherlands) and Belgium as well as parts of western Germany. Statistical information to the bottom and left of the map proper. Unlike other cartographic publishers of the period, the Justus Perthes firm, did not transition to lithographic printing techniques. Instead, all of his maps are copper plate engravings and hence offer a level of character and depth of detail that was impossible to find in lithography or wax-process engraving. All text in German. Issued in the 1862 edition of Stieler’s Schul-Atlas. - See more at: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hrCDcZMH5uEJ:www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/DeutNiederlande-perthes-1862+&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us#sthash.9yF657DR.dpuf
The map is in very good condition. The image is 14 1/2" x 12 " on a sheet that is 16 1/2" x 13 1/2". Blank on verso.
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