(World) Chart of the World, (World) Chart of the World, Berghaus - Perthes, c.1885 Milwaukee Maryland Delaware and the District

Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia by Frank A

A fine engraving with a surrounding decorative border

towns and placenames inland

Paper is evenly toned with age and some light soiling

(World) Chart of the World, (World) Chart of the World, Berghaus - Perthes, c.1885 Milwaukee Maryland Delaware and the DistrictWhat else could you possbily want? It's not just the honest, articulate depiction of geography, but it's the layers of additional data, from major gyres and currents in the world's oceans to the extent of iceberg drift in the northern oceans, to insets for world winds, or magnetic declination. But its the transportation and communication layers that bring it the feel of being the optimal reference for its age. Colored lines trace the ocean routes from