Description: North America by Sidney Hall1854 Steel engraved map. Original colouring. Published in 'Blacks General Atlas of the World' 1854 Sidney Hall (1788?–1831) was a British engraver and cartographer well known and popular for his early nineteenth century atlases containing maps of the United Kingdom and of the ancient world reproduced from Hall's engravings. Hall made engravings for a number of international atlases. In 1809 he operated at 5 Vine Street, Piccadilly, London. In 1814 he was in partnership with Michael Thomson operating at 14 Bury Street in the Bloomsbury District and later was listed at 18 Bury Street. Hall is credited with "almost certainly" being the first engraver to use steel plates in map engraving. Hall died in 1831 at the age of 42. The business was carried on by map engraver Selina Hall, his widow.Adam & Charles Black Ltd was founded in Edinburgh in 1807 by Adam Black (1784 – 1874). It began mainly as an educational publisher of atlases and text books. It printed early editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. The company moved to London in 1889 and developed into one of the largest British publishing houses of the 20th Century.Page size is 32cm by 44cmMap area is in good condition for age, engravings are clear. Some paper browning stains and marks. Blank on reverseSee photos for condition All payments by PayPal
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Cartographer/Publisher: Sidney Hall
Printing Technique: Steel Engraved
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Region: North America
Type: Topographical Map
Year: 1854
Date Range: 1800-1899
Era: 1800s
