unbound
1835 · Boston
by BRADFORD, Thomas Gamaliel
Boston: W.D. Ticknor, 1835. unbound. very good. Map. Engraving with original outline coloring. Image measures 7.5" x 10". Early map of South Africa with elevations shown pictorially. Tribal notations included along with major towns. Extends as far north as the fictional 'Mountains of Kong and Mountains of the moon. Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. He was best known for his important contributions to American cartography, the 1838 "Illustrated Atlas Geographical, Statistical and Historical of the United States and Adjacent Countries." (Inventory #: 202236)