Ancient World Africa Europe Middle East Asia c 1840 SDUK detailed historical map

The World As Known to the Ancients.

(Ancient World, Africa, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Arabia, Holy Land, Persia, India, Southeast Asia, Red Sea, Mediterranean, Black Sea)

Issued c.1840, London by Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). Engraved by J & C Walker.

Detailed mid- 19th century antique map, engraved with original outline hand color. Map consists of two separately printed sheets. Please see photos.

Within central Africa is an engraved note about and location of the apocryphal ancient source of the Nile, the so-called Mts. of the Moon.

Overall mostly clean, pleasing age patina, nice looking example with minor edge wear or very short closed edge splits.

Sheets measure c. 13 1/2" x 16 1/4".

Printed areas measure c. 12 1/2" x 15 1/4".

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol.4.

[R22918].