M-12818: “ASIA” Philadelphia:  Anthony Finley, from A New General Atlas, published 1827.  Very fine map with full original hand-coloring, engraved by Young & Delleker. 

Image size: 11/4’’ x 8 ¾ inches 

This map depicts the continent of Asia with countries named and in contrasting outline color.  Australia is included in Asia as was common at the time.  The Chinese Wall is clearly noted. 

New Siberia or Land of Liakhov (North of Siberia in the Arctic Ocean) is located.  Discovered by Ivan Liakhov in the late 18th century, Liakhov noted such enormous quantities of fossilized ivory on these islands that he speculated that many of the islands were formed entirely of the ivory. Within a few years over 200,000 tons of ivory had been removed from the island. 

Topographical features are also shown, and major cities, towns, mountains, deserts, waterways and islands are identified. An attractive view of the region as it was known in the 1820’s

A fine example from Finley’s atlas, which was highly praised for its elegance and clarity.

This is an original, not a reproduction, and it is in excellent condition with attractive original hand coloring as shown in the photos.

 It comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.