An 1826 world map published in Philadelphia by Anthony Finley, drawn on a globular projection to showcase the era’s latest geographic discoveries. Relief is rendered pictorially, and the sheet features comparative graphics of the highest mountains and longest rivers by continent—blending exploration-era data with an elegant visual style.

Features / Details

• Date: 1826

• Projection: Globular

• Place of Publication (original): Philadelphia

• Publisher (original): Anthony Finley

• Creator: D. H. Vance

• Relief: Shown pictorially

• Notable Additions: Statistics and illustrations comparing the world’s highest mountains and longest rivers (by continent)

• Physical Format (original): Sectioned into 24, mounted on cloth for folding; two marbled covers affixed to verso

• Map Type: World map

Source & Rights
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
You will receive a newly made, high-resolution fine-art print of this historical map (not the original artifact).