Asia Ottoman Empire Russia China Japan Mughals Japan Korea India 1819 Morse map

Asia.

(Asia, Ottoman Empire, Persia, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Mughal, Chinese Empire, Russian Empire, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia).

Issued Boston, 1819 by Lincoln & Edmands (for Morse). Engraved by H. Morse. 

Charming and rare little antique miniature map, engraved with original period full hand color. An early American produced rarity relating to Arabia, China, India & Asia, from a little known, elusive small format juvenile paper wrappers atlas.

Minor light toning and small scattered age spotting as typical for maps of this vintage, but any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.

Sheet measures c. 6 1/2" x 8".

Printed area measures c. 5 1/2" x 7.

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 3, pg. 137.

[R21675].