Historic Map : Hooker Map of New York City (1871 Reissue), 1831, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 30in Uncolored as issued

Uncolored as issued

This region of Africa held a particular fascination for Europeans since the Portuguese first encountered it in the 16th century

A rare and beautifully engraved map of the old world divided into seven climatic zones according to the Ancient Greek geographer Strabo

Hogg and Thornton

This treat divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal

Historic Map : Hooker Map of New York City (1871 Reissue), 1831, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 30in Uncolored as issuedThis is an unusual map of New York City first issued in 1831 by William Hooker and Peabody. This example is a reissue, apparently from the same plate, dating to the Hardy edition of the Manual of the Corporation of New York , 1871. Perhaps this map's most striking feature is the fact that the orientation of the map and the orientation of the title are at odds. We have stumbled across this piece a few times from both the first and second issues, and