Antique Map of South America by Johnston '1909'

Name: Antique Map of South America by Johnston '1909'
Brand: W. & A. K. Johnston
SKU: BG-12940-56
Price: 280 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1909
Maker: W. & A. K. Johnston
Kind: Maps
Size: 49.5 × 62 cm (19.5 × 24.4 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Period: The Twentieth Century
Places: South America
Reference: BG-12940-56

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

South America, Southern Sheet, from the Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, published by W. and A.K. Johnston in Edinburgh and London in 1909. The sheet is an original engraving printed in color, showing the southern part of the continent at a large scale, with the title and scale lettering set at the lower right.

The map covers Chile and Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, with Patagonia running down to Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn. The provinces and territories are outlined in color, the Andes are drawn in hachures, and railways and ports are marked along the coasts. Out in the South Atlantic lie the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Three insets show city plans: Valparaiso, with a small map of the bay, at the lower left, and Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires at the upper right.

The Johnston firm of Edinburgh was one of the leading British makers of atlases, and its large sheets are admired for their clean, detailed engraving.

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