Map Printed on Cloth Entitled "Afghan.".
by (MAP: AFGHANISTAN)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
[London]. Photozincographed map on cloth of a portion of Afghanistan: 'Afghan'... Enlarged at the Survey Office in Dehra Dun October 1878. Sheet size: 33 7/8 x 22 5/8 inches; 860 x 580 mm, with some routes, borders, rivers, marshes and lakes colored by hand. Condition: one small hole, old folds, some light soiling, otherwise excellent. The lefthand sheet: rare on cloth, includes Kandahar and areas of ‘Beluchistan’ and ‘Persia’. The righthand sheet (‘istan', not present here, includes the information that it was by [or overseen by] Col. J. T. Walker, Surveyor General of India). Apparently, they are both based on J. T. Walker's map of Turkestan.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75299
- Title
- Map Printed on Cloth Entitled "Afghan.".
- Author
- (MAP: AFGHANISTAN)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- [London]
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...