Historic Map : Spruner Map of South America, Overview of Discovery, Conquest and Colonization , 1855, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in John Pinkerton's highly decorative map

John Pinkerton's highly decorative map of Ireland

Cartographically Mannert references the work of Aaron Arrowsmith published in the same year

The coast of Antarctica is drawn in sketchily based upon early expeditions

Bradford's plan covers Manhattan from fifty-third street to the Battery

running in an unusual speculative north-south configuration between Mount Kenya and Abyssinia

Historic Map : Spruner Map of South America, Overview of Discovery, Conquest and Colonization , 1855, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in John Pinkerton's highly decorative mapThis is Karl von Spruner's 1855 map of South America, with an "overview of its discovery, conquest and colonization." Nation states, European possessions, and overlapping indigenous peoples' territories are color coded, with historical notes throughout. Relief is shown by hachures, and the finely engraved detail throughout exhibits the exquisite craftsmanship for which the Perthes firm is best known. Justus Perthes published the map as plate number 15