Spain & Portugal Madrid Lisbon Seville Barcelona 1865 Johnston large folio map

Spain & Portugal.

(Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Europe, Iberia, Spain, Portugal, Madrid, Lisbon, Barcelona, Pamplona, Seville, Cadiz, Porto, Grenada).

Issued 1865, Edinburgh & London by Wm. Blackwood for K. Johnston.

Fine oversize mid 19th century engraved map with original outline hand color. A nice large map of the era.

From an uncommon atlas, a monumental folio production which was quite expensive in its day and hence had a relatively small circulation compared to smaller format atlases.

Well preserved, clean, nice looking example with pleasing age patina.

Original center fold as issued. Printed on heavy thick paper, shipped in a tube weighing over 8 ounces.

Sheet Measures c. 19 1/2" H x 24" W.

Engraved Area Measures c. 17 1/4" H x 22 1/2" .

Cartographic Reference(s):

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 2.

[R30016].