C1851

World Mountains & Rivers.

Mapmaker:

Adam Black (1784 - 1874)

Detailed engraving of the highest mountains and longest rivers in the world. From Black’s, Black’s General Atlas.

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S/N: BGAT-004-SP-MOUNT–229970
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Full Title:

World Mountains & Rivers.

Date:

C1851

Mapmaker:

Adam Black (1784 - 1874)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring.

Image Size: 

370mm 
x 260mm
AUTHENTICITY
World Mountains & Rivers. - Antique Print from 1851

Genuine antique
dated:

1851

Description:

Detailed engraving of the highest mountains and longest rivers in the world.

From Black’s, Black’s General Atlas.

Biography:

Adam Black (1784-1874)

A bookseller, publisher and politician born Edinburgh son of Charles Black master builde and mason. Educated in Edinburgh and apprenticed to John Fairbairn bookseller 20 March 1799. In 1804-1807 he was employed by the London publishers “Lackington, Allen & Co.”, later operating independently in Edinburgh from 1807. A partnership with his brother Charles Black and Thomas Underwood, trading in London as “Underwood, trading in London as “Underwood & Blacks” and in Edinburgh as “Adam Black” was dissolved 6 March 1813. He took his nephew, Charles Black into his partnership in 1834 and began trading as A & C Black.

Black was elected Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1843-1848 and member of Parliament 1856-1865 and consequently retired from the business in 28 December 1870.

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