Abyssinia Ethiopia Nubia Addis Ababa Mekelle 1865 Johnston large folio map Prussia L'Arte: Rivista di Storia Dell'Arte

L'Arte: Rivista di Storia Dell'Arte Mediovale e Moderna e D'Arte Decorative

Rare printed image which exaggerates the stereotypical long Jewish nose with cartoonish Chinese Mandarin costumes

old damp staining along top edges

Engraved with original outline hand color

bumped corners some display rubbing

Abyssinia Ethiopia Nubia Addis Ababa Mekelle 1865 Johnston large folio map Prussia L'Arte: Rivista di Storia Dell'ArteUpper Nubia and Abyssinia. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Africa, East Africa, Abyssinia, Nubia, Addis Ababa, Mekelle). Issued 1865, Edinburgh & London by Wm. Blackwood for K. Johnston. Fine oversize mid 19th century engraved map with original outline hand color. A nice large map of the era. From an uncommon atlas, a monumental folio production which was quite expensive in its day and hence had a relatively small circulation compared to smaller format