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Description
original-colour lithograph, double-paged map pl. 64 – from ‘The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World…’.
Walter Graham Blackie (1816–1906) was a Scottish publisher, cartographer, and author, well known for his geographic lexica and historical atlases.
Edward Weller (1819-1884) was a London-based British engraver, cartographer and publisher who produced detailed steel engraved maps but was also one of the first to produce maps using lithography.
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