South America Brazil Peru Bolivia Colombia 1854 Stulpnagel detailed map march2025 string ties still in place

string ties still in place

Letterpress location names across the bottom identifying the location seen

Only a wealthy household would have owned the atlas within which this map appeared

Two pages have a few words with short pen under linings

South America Brazil Peru Bolivia Colombia 1854 Stulpnagel detailed map march2025 string ties still in placeSud Amerika. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, South America, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam, Guyana, French Guyana, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia). Issued 1854 Gotha by Justus Perthes for Stieler. Map by Stulpnagel. Nicely detailed oversize mid 19th century engraved map with original hand color. This example has no centerfold. Stieler maps went through continual revisions. Thus, for any specific Stieler map such as this one, there are often numerous variant