New Zealand 1848 Gilbert Archer decorative antique map

South America No. 4.

(New Zealand).

Issued London, 1848 by James Gilbert.

Engraved by J. Archer.

Scarce engraved mid-19th century map with original hand color. Charming decorative map, a globe set within a compass rose above the title.

Print paper and engraved area remains well preserved and clean. 

Sheet measures c. 10 1/4" x 12 3/4".

Printed area measures c. 9" x 11".

Tooley, Mapping of Australia, 669 (giving the date as 1846).

Tooleys Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. I, p. 41.

[R19382].