Carte Generale du L'Egypte Ancienne calabria Holland and Belgium

Holland and Belgium

with just light browning to the margins

It was also Long who called the western plains "The Great American Desert" (here "Grand Desert")

Wilkes map was a substantial improvement over the Hood map

Carte Generale du L'Egypte Ancienne calabria Holland and BelgiumCarte Generale du L'Egypte Ancienne A fine example of the caliber of cartography that the French were producing in the 19th century. Beautiful sharp engravings on fine quality paper, this complimented by a bit of hand color, they are attractive maps, with decorative written titles and this map has endured very well. From a set that studies both ancient and recent history, this map is an interesting study done by Brue. Very good condition. Image size