Old Map of the North Atlantic Ocean Basin, 1861: Shipping Routes, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico harrow With sweeping curves

With sweeping curves

Russian Hill

Finely engraved and signed in monogram by John Stephenson

The mighty Senegal River and the Gambia River are clearly depicted

Old Map of the North Atlantic Ocean Basin, 1861: Shipping Routes, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico harrow With sweeping curvesBasin of the North Atlantic, issued in 1861 by W. & A. K. Johnston, captures the oceanic heart of the nineteenth century world with a scholars precision and an artists poise. The esteemed Johnston firmrenowned for elevating atlases into objects of enduring referenceorganizes the vast theater between North America, Europe, and Northern Africa into a legible, luminous whole. Pastel washes gently differentiate lands and waters while preserving a wealth