1818 Pinkerton Map of Portugal
by Paul Fearn
Title
1818 Pinkerton Map of Portugal
Artist
Paul Fearn
Medium
Photograph
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of the Portugal. Covers from the entire nation of Portugal as well as parts of the adjacent Spanish provinces of Galicia, Leon, Estremadura and Andalucía. Offers considerable detail with political divisions and color coding at the regional level. Identifies cities, towns, castles, important battle sites, castles, swamps, mountains and river ways. Title plate in the upper left quadrant. Two mile scales, in Common Leagues of Portugal & Spain and British Statute Miles, also appear in the upper left quadrant. Drawn by L. Herbert and engraved by Samuel Neele under the direction of John Pinkerton. This map comes from the scarce American edition of Pinkerton’s Modern Atlas, published by Thomas Dobson & Co. of Philadelphia in 1818.
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October 17th, 2013
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