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| Keywords: 1818 Pinkerton Map of Asia - Geographicus - Asia-pinkerton-1818.jpg This is John Pinkerton's stunning 1818 map of Asia Covers from the Mediterranean to the Aleutian Islands and from the Arctic to the Equator This beautifully rendered map is truly a masterpiece of engraving with mountain ranges lakes deserts and rivers excited with such precision that the result appears almost three dimensional Pinkerton injections astounding detail throughout with countless towns cities geographical features rivers islands and bodies of water noted In desert regions fresh water sources are noted In the seas certain shoals and undersea are included In China and Manchuria the Great Wall appears Singapore islands is shown but not specifically named The Liakhov Islands in northern Siberia which some believed to be entirely composed of fossil mammoth ivory are noted as Shore Discovered by Herders All in all one of the most remarkable maps of Asia to appear in the 19th century Drawn by L Herbert and engraved by Samuel Neele under the direction of John Pinkerton This map was issued in the scarce American edition of Pinkerton ™s Modern Atlas published by Thomas Dobson Co of Philadelphia in 1818 1818 undated Size in 28 21 object history credit line accession number Asia-pinkerton-1818 Pinkerton J <i>A Modern Atlas from the Lates and Best Authorities Exhibiting the Various Divisions of the World with its chief Empires Kingdoms and States; in Sixty Maps carefully reduced from the Larges and Most Authentic Sources </i> 1818 Philadelphia Thomas Dobson Edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by John Pinkerton Old maps of Asia 1818 maps | ||||
