Islands in the Indian Ocean - N. America -U.S. Hand colored

Hand colored

This edition has a nice cloth binding which features the decorative gold lettered cover and plain spine

but smaller notations also show resources claimed by the US government such as "US Wood Reserv" and "US Hay Reser

California

Condition is very good with some marginal staining

Islands in the Indian Ocean - N. America -U.S. Hand coloredTallis produced some to the most decorative maps issued in the 19th century. All have baroque vignettes and unique ornate borders. The map of Islands in the Indian Ocean is surrounded by five small vignettes relating to native life of the region including Madagascar, Point de Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Port Louis, Mauritius, North Beach, Prince of Wales Island, and the Fall of the River Roche, Isle of Bourbon. Condition is very good with a close top