SOUTH POLE ANTARCTIC. Gnomonic Projection. To 45˚ S Latitude. SDUK 1856 map


WORLD ON GNOMONIC PROJECTION, VI., From South Pole to 45˚ S Lat. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Engraved by J & C Walker. Provenance: "Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge", published by Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross, London [SDUK Atlas]. Type: Antique steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring. Cotidal lines are marked on the map. The map shows Patagonia, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Kerguelen Island, Tasmania, the southern tip of New Zealand, and the small parts of the coast of Antarctica which had been discovered at the time of publication. These include Enderby Land, Victoria Land and the South Shetland Islands


Size: 7402px × 7606px
Location: World
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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