Description

The Earth viewed from above the North and South Atlantic, English, c. mid-19th century, the 3-1/2″ (9 cm) diameter disks inked very finely in manuscript, with full hand-coloring to the land. They are mounted to fine pressed paper mats showing beautiful floral patterns, backed by wood panels, and set behind ripply glass in ebony frames with geometric ridging, each frame 10-3/4″ x 13″ (27 x 33 cm) overall. Condition is excellent throughout. The projections of the earth are centered in the North and South Atlantic Ocean, and thus cover from circumpolar regions to beyond the equator, especially in the Western Hemisphere. A most attractive pair.