Historic Map : Tardieu Antique Map of Europe Showing Railways, 1874, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in This beautifully rendered map is

This beautifully rendered map is truly a masterpiece of engraving

Hydrography by James Alden

yellow and blue pastels to define state and territorial boundaries

into modern day Israel

originally issued by Nicolas Sanson in 1665 is a 1705 Pierre Mortier reissue published in Joannes Clericus' Atlas antiquus

Historic Map : Tardieu Antique Map of Europe Showing Railways, 1874, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in This beautifully rendered map isThis is an example of Ambroise Tardieu's 1874 map of Europe showing railways. It covers part of the continent from England south to Spain and the Mediterranean and east as far as Russia. Notes important railway lines as well as shipping lines throughout. This map depicts a period shortly following the unification of Italy and the rise of the British Empire to the apex of power and influence. It was also a time of decline for the Ottoman Empire. This