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Pub Year	Map Maker	Pub Place	Map Title	Map Price (USD)	Picture
1828	Finley, Anthony	Philadelphia	France in Departments	$250	Picture

An engraved map, with hand colored wash.

Size: 9 inches X 11 inches

Map Type: Atlas

This is a superior copy, with vivid colors. Superbly framed in a black and gold 1" frame, outside dimensions are 16.5 inches X 19 inches.

This detailed map of France, colored by departments, is from a rare edition of Finley's New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions Of The Globe, ...

Anthony Finley produced a series of fine atlases during the 1820's. He often collaborated with the renowned cartographers and engravers of the Philadelphia area such as J.H. Young and Henry S. Tanner. Finley's work was recognized for it's very high quality as each map is elegantly presented, with crisp and clear engraving and very attractive pastel hand shading.

References: American Maps and Mapmakers, p268, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985; A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, 285, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1909