The Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is an original colored print realized in 1857.

Hand-colored engraving made in Gotha (Germany) by Adolf Stieler .

Good conditions, except for some light yellowed margins.

Original title " Der Atlantische Ocean ".

Stieler’s Hand-Atlas n. 41 printed on the higher right corner.

This map corresponds to the number 41 of Stieler’s Hand-Atlas of the fifth edition (1866-1868) of 84 maps.  After the death of Adolf Stieler, the work was known as the “ Hand-Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde und uber das Weltgebäude ” (Practical Atlas of all parts of the world and the universe), and was the leader Atlas  German world in the last three decades of the nineteenth century and early twentieth.  Published by the workshop Justus Perthes of Gotha (established since 1785) went through ten editions from 1816 to 1944.

Adolf Stieler (1775-1836) was a German cartographer who worked most of his life in the Geographic Institute Justus Perthes in Gotha.  His atlas has always been highly recognized for its excellence.

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