Plan of the Lengths of the Principal Rivers throughout the World

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Original hand colored copper engraving. This beautiful plan depicts the largest and famous rivers around the world. Listed on that map the are European, Asian, American and African rivers. On the top is a very decorative title cartouche. In the upper left corner a table of all these rivers with each length. Between the rivers are mountain chains with some vulcanoes and trees. On the lower bottom is the ocean and the mouts of each river. Some sailing ships and a lighthouse on a rock are engraved. A large fine and decorative soughtafter map by the famous mapmaker George Philip & Son printed by J. Gellatly in Edinbourgh.