Description
W.H.Allen & Co. London 1848
steel engraved folding map with original hand colouring; overall 94 x 85 cm, folds down to 23 x 14 cm. 24 segments on linen in original brown cloth covers with owner’s label. map: some discolouration, marks and foxing; some waterstaining; some segments slightly lifting off linen; one marginal tear lower segment; o/w vg cond. cover: wear and tear; spine torn; title faded; poor cond.
A gorgeous folding map of India with colour coded political divisions, including possessions of the British Empire and settlements owned by other European Powers as well as independent states. The map shows in great details rivers, lakes, mountains, cities and roads.
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