Neueste Karte von Maryland und Delaware mit seinen Canaelen, Strassen und Entfernungen der Hauptpunkte. 1851

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Steel Engraving, color by Meyer, Joseph, published 1851 by Bibliograph. Institut, Hildburghausen. Image size: 300 by 370mm (11 by 14 inches). From Meyer's acclaimed steel-engraved atlas, one of the finest German cartographic productions of the 19th century. Joseph Meyer (1796–1856) was one of the most prolific and influential German publishers of the 19th century. Born in Gotha, he founded the Bibliographisches Institut, which he moved to Hildburghausen in 1828, and built it into a leading European publishing house. Meyer produced numerous finely engraved atlases, including the celebrated Meyer's Groẞer Hand-Atlas (1843–1860), engraved with exceptional precision on steel plates by his talented team of cartographers including Carl Radefeld. His maps of North American states from the 1840s and 1850s are based on the best available American sources of the period, including Tanner's surveys, and offer a detailed German perspective on the rapidly expanding United States. Meyer's steel engravings, often hand-colored in outline, are treasured by collectors for their technical perfection and historical accuracy. This antique map of Neueste Karte von Maryland und Delaware mit seinen Canaelen, was published in 1851 by Bibliograph. Institut, Hildburghausen (300 by 370mm (11 by 14 inches).). It is printed as a steel engraving, color. The map documents the region with careful attention to rivers, settlements, roads, and political boundaries, reflecting the geographical knowledge available at the time of publication and offering an invaluable primary source for historians and collectors of North American antique cartography. In excellent condition.

Meyer, Joseph – Neueste Karte von Maryland und Delaware mit seinen Cana... · Antique Map, Steel Engraving · 300 x 370mm · Bibliograph. Institut, Hildburghaus...