London: Edward Stanford, 1881. Engraved case map of the world in 40 segments (26 ½ x 44 ¾ inches) mounted to original linen backing with promotional self-wrappers ("Stanford's Two-Shilling Series of Tourists Guides / New Maps and New Editions"), recording steam routes including travel times and underwater telegraph cables; map inserts of the Arctic and Antarctica (polar projection) in lower right and lower left quadrants. Condition: very good with original color in outline; small creasing in lower right corner and some isolated foxing. Edward Stanford, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, acquired the plates and stock of John Arrowsmith in 1874. Note some scattered annotations regarding the achievements of 19th century naval officers and explorers that Stanford added to the present map, including the mention of William Parry's (1790-1855) attempt on the North Pole from the northern shores of Spitsbergen in 1827 (recorded beyond the neatline of the present map). Seller Inventory # 6BD0023

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Title: A Chart of the World on Mercator's ...

Publisher: Edward Stanford, London

Publication Date: 1881

Binding: No binding

Condition: Very good

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Arader Galleries in New York City is one of the nation's foremost sellers of illustrated material from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Arader Books began in 2021 as a curated set of antiquarian books of the highest quality, specializing in atlases, voyages and natural history items -- especially plates of birds and flowers. Our shop is located at 1016 Madison Avenue (at East 79th Street) over six stories of a historic beaux-arts mansion. We welcome inquiries in-person, over the telephone or via e-mail. Jonah Rosenberg was educated at Brown University (A.B. (Honors) in Classics: Greek & Latin) and at the University of Oxford (St. John's College, D.Phil in Classical Archaeology). He has been a professor of art-history for over a decade and an antiquarian bookseller for nine years. These joint pursuits position him to describe and catalog illustrated material with absolute precision as well as scholarly authority. His aim is to build his clients' knowledge and enthusiasm about this material. Please feel free to write with any queries you may have; note that Dr. Rosenberg works Tuesday-Saturday, 10-6.

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