On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce map "Germany, previous to the dissolution of the German League in August 1806.".  An attractive map with original colour.

DATE PRINTED: 1839 (dated on print).  This is a late printing of this map which on the rare occasions that copies are offered tend to be printed in the early 1800's. 

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 18.5 x 23 cm, 7.25 x 9 inches (medium) plus margins. 

PROVENANCE:  A map published in 'Barclays Complete and Universal English Dictionary' by the Rev. James Barclay, revised by Henry W. Dewhurst and published by Fisher & Co. London.

ARTIST/ENGRAVER: Drawn and engraved by I. Russell. John Russell, an English physician and portrait painter, was born 1745 in Guildford. He also was interested in astronomy and developed a model of the moon surface. He died in 1806 in Hull.

TYPE: Antique engraving printed on paper.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.

CONDITION: Good. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. 

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy.  The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.

RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund) was an association of 39 German-speaking states in Central Europe (adding the mainly non-German speaking Kingdom of Bohemia and Duchy of Carniola), created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to coordinate the economies of separate German-speaking countries and to replace the former Holy Roman Empire, which had been dissolved in 1806.

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