Historic Map : Perthes Map of France, 1862, Vintage Wall Art Maps in French 5251044 Nebraska and Dakota

Nebraska and Dakota

The first westerner to visit the Great Basin was most likely Silvestre Vélez de Escalante in the 1776

This chart was published in part 2 of Jansonnius' 1650 Atlas Maritimus or volume 5 in his Atlantis Majoris

and Nova Scotia

especially the northern extension along the Green River

Historic Map : Perthes Map of France, 1862, Vintage Wall Art Maps in French 5251044 Nebraska and DakotaThis fascinating 1862 map by Justus Perthes and Stieler depicts France. There is an inset map of Paris and vicinity. In a display of cartographic flair unique to Perthes maps, a land elevation profile is depicted on the bottom of the map. Unlike other cartographic publishers of the period, the Justus Perthes firm, did not transition to lithographic printing techniques. Instead, all of his maps are copper plate engravings and hence offer a level of