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Baltimore: Lucas Fielding Jr.. unbound. J. Yeager. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 3/4" x 11" A lovely map of the "Old World", showing Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. Engraved by J. Yeager, and published in 1824 by F. Lucas in "A General Atlas". Fielding Lucas Jr. was an artist, publisher and cartographer active in the early 19th century. He published his first atlas in 1815 and became known as the earliest successful commercial map publisher in Baltimore. He was also the first stationer in the United States. His son, William Lucas took over the printing and stationery business shortly after his death. (Inventory #: 308348)