Historic Map : Perthes Map of Russia , 1862, Vintage Wall Art Size:18in x 24in Bounded on the north by

Bounded on the north by the Himalaya Mountains and the border with Tibet and Bhutan

laid New York's famous grid structure

Printed at the height of the slave trade in 1787 by the Robert Sayer firm of London

Lithuania and Estonia

Historic Map : Perthes Map of Russia , 1862, Vintage Wall Art Size:18in x 24in Bounded on the north byThis fascinating 1862 map by Justus Perthes and Stieler depicts the European part of Russia. In a cartographic flourish unique to Perthes, the bottom of the map is adorned with a elevation profile chart. Unlike other cartographic publishers of the period, the Justus Perthes firm, did not transition to lithographic printing techniques until the early 1870s. Instead, all of his maps are copper plate engravings and hence offer a level of character and