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| Keywords: 1857 Dufour Map of North America - Geographicus - NorthAmerica-dufour-1857.jpg A finely detailed large format 1857 map of the North America on Mercator's projection by the French cartographer A H Dufour This map covers the entire continent from the Polar Ice Cap to the northern part of South America inclusive of the West Indies Central America Mexico the United States Canada and Alaska In addition to standard political and physical data this map offers a vast wealth of cartographic information including nautical routes currents winds notes on explorers some offshore details comments on the polar ice caps notes on vegetation and much more An inset in the lower right focuses on the Aleutian Islands Engraved by Charles Dyonnet for A H Dufour ™s Atlas Universal 1858 dated Size in 22 5 30 object history credit line accession number NorthAmerica-dufour-1857 Dufour A H <i>Atlas Universel</i> Paris 1858 Geographicus-source PD-art Maps by Auguste Henri Dufour Old maps of North America Old maps of Central America Old maps of the Caribbean 1858 maps | ||||
