Spain Portugal antique map Iberian Peninsula Spruner 1846
Title: Die iberische Halbinsel 1257 bis 1479.
Antique map of the Iberian Peninsula between 1257 and 1479 with inlay maps of Granada, the north border of Catalonia and Andalusia with Granada.
Cartographer: Karl Spruner von Merz, 1803-1892. Karl Spruner first edition historical atlas maps, exceptionally through the precision of detail in boundaries of the various (country) states and the extensive hand coloring which have been executed in detail. He spent most of his long life in military service. He joined the Bavarian army, aged 11, in 1814, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1825. Origin: Historisch Geographischer Hand Atlas Zur Geschichte Der Staaten Europa’s Vom Anfang Des Mittelalters Bis Die Neueste Zeit.
Original map steel plate engraved with outline hand coloring.
Size: Sheet app.: 17.5 x 14.5 inches. 44.5 x 36.5 cm. Image app.: 16 x 12.25 inches. 41 x 31 cm. Condition: Nice map in more than good antiquaries condition.
