South Africa Orange Cape Colony 1875 variant Brue large detailed map hand color
Brian DiMambroAfrique Meridionale - Carte des Colonies Anglaises du Cap et de Natal Avec Les Republiques de Fleuve Orangeet de Transvaal.
(Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Africa, South Africa, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Natal, Transvaal, Madagascar).
Issued 1875 Paris by A. Brue. [Delagrave].
Lovely and uncommon 19th century folio sheet antique map. Engraved with original hand color, piano key border.
Longitude given from Paris. A variant issue that only appears briefly.
Minor light offsetting, but overall clean and attractive.
Original fold line as issued.
Sheet measures c. 19" x 24 1/2"
Engraved area measures c. 14" x 20"
[R30669]
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. 1, p. 199.