Original Map - "Roma; Part of Italy Showing the Roman Territory and the Neighbouring Country on an Enlarged Scale"

Sherman, George E.

Published by Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia, PA

About this Item

Original publisher's leaf that includes two hand-colored maps of Roma (Rome) and part of Italy controlled by the Roman Empire. Maps feature beautiful watercolored outlines in blue and pink around country or regional borders. "10." and "11." are to the right on the outside of the neatline and correspond to the maps, respectively. Major cities and natural features such as mountains and rivers are shown. Scales of distance in Roman and English miles included. Map "10." (map of Rome) has numbers and letters within the city that correspond to a key that lists the city's features, such as the forum, basilica, bridges, and other points of interest. No date, circa 1836-1851. Leaf measures 10" x 13 1/4"; each map area measures 5 3/4" x 8 3/8." Leaf and maps are very clean and intact except for slight foxing. The center fold line is original as this map originally came from an atlas. Lines of latitude and longitude also included on map of Roman Territory. The following is printed beneath the map: "Philadelphia, Blanchard & Lea." and "Eng. by G. E. Sherman, N.Y." Blanchard & Lea (fl. c. 1836-1851) was a Philadelphia-based publishing house and successor to Matthew Carey & Company. George E. Sherman was an American map engraver based in New York and co-founder of the publishing firm, Sherman & Smith or Stiles, Sherman & Smith (fl. c. 1829-1855). Seller Inventory # 020295

Bibliographic Details

Title: Original Map - "Roma; Part of Italy Showing ...

Publisher: Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia, PA

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good