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The map is framed by cameo style illustrations of various Indigenous people in traditional clot ...
Western hemisphere
The map is framed by cameo style illustrations of various Indigenous people in traditional clothing and animals. The illustrations are framed by a decorative motif of flowers and leaves.

Western hemisphere

Date1851
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Notes
This engraving comes from the ''Illustrated Atlas'' published in London, Edinburgh and Dublin from about 1848 by the John Tallis Company.  The maps in this atlas are representative of the end of an era of elaborately and beautifully decorative maps.  
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Dimensions25.5 cm x 37.5 cm (10 1/16 in. x 14 3/4 in.)
Language
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number912.19812-R12
Country:Mexico
Region or district:South America