Handsome original antique color lithographed 1902 double-hemisphere physical map of the World, with decorative piano-key border, printed more than 120 years ago.

• The image area measures 26.7 x 38 cm 10½" x 15", and the map was engraved by the Matthews-Northrup Company.



• It shows elevations and water depths, with four insets giving heights of specific mountains.



• There is a large inset depicting the region around the South Pole, with notes on points reached by various explorers. The closest approach to the pole at the time this map was printed was that made by Sir James Clark Ross in February 1842.



• Among the other named places and features on the map are the Himalaya Mountains, Tuscarora Deep, Labrador Basin, Antarctic Ocean, Kilimanjaro, Tropic of Capricorn, Gulf of Guinea, Arctic Circle, Galapagos Islands, Mediterranean Sea, Nares Deep, Balkan Peninsua, Brazilian Basin, Polynesia, Western Azores Trench, Arabian Sea, and the Rocky Mountains.



• Condition:  This map is in excellent condition, bright and clean, with vertical centerfold, as issued, and no rips or tears. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• It is an original, authentic antique map, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.



• It was published by the Century Company of New York and is dated 1902 in the legend.



• This map would make a very impressive display in your den or office. It would also make a perfect gift, and we'll include our helpful framing tips for your reference, along with a photocopy of the dated title page from the book in which it was published.



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