Connoisseur's Auction of Art, Décor & More 27 Oct 2022
Historical Map from 1860 of The Cape of Good Hope
Edward Weller
The Cape of Good Hope fine oversize mid-19th century engraved map with original outline hand coloured & framed. Drawn by Edward Weller F.R.G.S., Blackie & Son, Glasgow Edinburgh & London. Engraved by Edward Weller, Duke Str, Bloomsbury. Circa 1860. No LXIV. Edward Weller (1 July 1819 – May 1884) FRGS was a British engraver and cartographer who was one of the first to produce maps using lithography. London-based engraver, cartographer & publisher, working from offices in Red Lion Square and later, Bloomsbury, who produced detailed steel plate engraved maps.
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