1859 Blacks Atlas Map of CHILE & BOLIVIA Chili La Plata J. Bartholomew Map, 61.5 x 44.5cm HUGE &Finely Detailed Start Price USD 45.00 Current Price USD 45.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 65.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 26, 2008 End Time Friday, September 05, 2008 Location Sydney, NSW See more about '1859 Blacks Atlas Map of CHILE & BOLIVIA Chili La Plata' Description Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Pay with Paymate Express Style Dog – Antiquarian Prints, Maps and Books     Style Dog Antiquarian Prints, Maps & Books Antiques + Collectibles   Sydney, AUSTRALIA – Shipping Around the World   This Map is Guaranteed 149 Years Old - COA Available on request   1859 A. & C. Black – Edinburgh Extra Large Single Sided Map   Engraved by - J. Bartholomew Edinburgh   See Below for BIO and details of this astounding Map Making Family   There were 3 main cartographers who produced the engravings for this Atlas, the other Notable Cartographer was S. Hall   Blacks General Atlases are generally acknowledged as the leading 18th Century Map Publishers   Finely Engraved, Coloured Original MAP (Double Large Folio)   NEAR FINE – Photos do not do justice to this MAP   This Map is very large, in good condition and will not dissapoint   Titled –   Left Hand Map CENTRAL CHILE   Right Hand Map CHILI LA PLATA OR The ARGENTINE REPUBLIC of BOLIVIA   Published by A&C. Black Edinburgh   Incredibly detailed, fine genuine 1859 map of Chile and Bolivia By John Bartholomew (the elder)   Photos do not do this map justice - its flaws are amplified due to lighting Actually in very nice condition   Map - Paper Size – 44.5 cm High x 61.5 cm approx Wide Map - Image Area – 42.0 cm x 53.5 cm Approx   Shipping costs – International & Australia Wide   Standard Airmail to UK/US 6 GPB (5-7 days) Insurance of $8.25 (AUD) Optional but we take no responsibility for loss by Postal Service in either country if NOT insured Shipped in Strong Cardboard TUBE   To Australia   $7.50 - All States Local Insurance by Registration - $2.75 AUD         Condition       The photos and Scans form part of our description   Maps are not colour accurate here, real condition is much better and brighter, these maps are hard to light and therefore difficult to depict accurately, very little overall Foxing and very few aging stains to this map, it is in near fine condition, actual map presents far better. Rear of map shown is quite clean, these maps were mounted on a mounting strip and therefore this can be removed if desired.     Overall the map is in NEAR FINE condition, especially considering its age of nearly 150 years old.     Single sided map with rear mounting strip, which you can remove if you wish. Printed on heavy original quality paper stock by Schenk and McFarlane (see below).   Framed appropriately this map would make a splendid wall display.   Description;   General Condition – Some medium Aging and medium Spotting/foxing as mentioned above AGE - Published in 1859 Paper - Heavy Weight Paper Stock, stable Known Flaws – listed above. Map - Paper Size – 44.5 cm High x 61.5 cm approx Wide Map - Image Area – 42.0 cm x 53.5 cm Approx     The noted (bottom right on map) Engraver of this Map is J. Bartholomew (see below for BIO) and it is from the 1859 Blacks General Atlas and it is noted as being printed by Schenck & MacFarlane Ltd.   Please see the images included as they form part of our description -                   This is a genuine Antique Map NOT a reproduction and was produced in 1859 from an original steel engraving. Colour printing was a brand new technology in 1859 in Scotland and Schenck and McFarlane were right at the leading edge of quality printing on steam-powered presses.   These particularly Large MAPs are in Good condition for age and will frame beautifully. There is some moderate spotting/foxing but generally condition is good with no signs of water damage. The scans and photos do not do the colours and condition of this map justice.   The backs are clean and bright with only the lightest of foxing, the maps are single sided so no image on rear.     These maps look very impressive when suitably framed.   Bartholomew (the other main engravers on this issue besides Sidney Hall) were also printers as well as engravers and had been involved with engraving the Blacks Atlases prior to this 1859-revised edition.   The scan of the title page of Black Atlas and the scans of the text pages in the preface relating to this map are for provenance only and is not included in this auction.   Further Background to this Atlas – Other Engravers who worked on this Atlas   THE BARTHOLOMEW FAMILY & FIRM George Bartholomew (1784-1871) was the first engraver in the family. He was apprenticed to Daniel Lizars in Edinburgh in 1797, and continued to work for Lizars as a general engraver, including some map engraving (eg. Lothian’s plan of Edinburgh (1825).     John Bartholomew Senior (1805-1861) John followed his father as an engraver, completing his apprenticeship with William H. Lizars in 1826, but chose to work as an independent engraver, working from home. His work included maps for Black’s General Atlas (1846).   John Bartholomew Junior (1831-1893) John Junior trained with his father, then with August Petermann in London for two years in the early 1850s. Following this experience, he expanded the firm and introduced 3 new steam presses for colour lithographic printing.   He also traveled to North America to increase business. His work was accurate and painstaking and the firm began to specialise in map production, while still continuing as general jobbing printers.     John George Bartholomew (1860-1920) John George studied at Edinburgh University, while training with his father, succeeding him in 1888, aged only 28. He introduced new business methods and organisation (the bulk of the Archive dates from the 1880s) and moved to share the printing works with Thomas Nelson at Park Road, renaming the firm as The Edinburgh Geographical Institute.   Purpose-built new premises followed in 1911 at Duncan Street, where the firm remained until 1995. The firm also expanded its publishing output, rather than just printing maps for others to publish. Major atlases included the Survey Atlas of Scotland (1895) and two volumes of the ambitious Physical Atlas: Meteorology (1899) and Zoogeography (1911), based on the Berghaus Physikalischer Atlas. With a fine colour sense, he developed his father’s innovative layer colouring. By this time the firm was almost entirely involved with map production.   John (Ian) Bartholomew (1890-1962) After studying in Leipzig, Paris and Edinburgh, he had distinguished war service. He completed the Times Survey Atlas (1922) and later The Mid-Century edition of the Times Atlas of the World (1955-60), a leading world reference atlas.   The Printers of this Map - Schenck & MacFarlane - Edinburgh Friedrich Schenck (sometimes spelt Schenk) was born in Offenbach, Germany, in 1811.   He trained as an artist and lithographer in Munich and Paris, and was brought to Edinburgh in 1840 by the lithographer and print seller Samuel Leith. In 1842 Schenck married Jane, daughter of the Orcadian poet David Vedder, and established his own lithographic business.   He presented several papers on developments in lithography to the Royal Scottish Society for the Arts and was later awarded its Gold Medal for his contribution to Scottish lithography. In 1848 he entered into an informal partnership with the Belgian artist Louis Ghémar, then in 1850 set up the firm of Schenck & MacFarlane with William Husband MacFarlane (b. Dunfermline, 1805).   Schenck & MacFarlane established a substantial reputation for the quality and variety of work that they produced, so much so that Schenck was invited to write the article on 'Lithography' for the 8th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. In 1859 the partnership was dissolved, but MacFarlane continued to operate under the banner of Schenck & MacFarlane until 1871 when failing health forced him into partnership with William Erskine. He died in Italy in 1875.   Following the dissolution of his partnership with MacFarlane, Schenck specialized in artistic work; especially chalk portraiture in collaboration with Otto Leyde. From 1866 to 1868 he worked in partnership with is son Frederick until the latter decided to pursue the study of sculpture. Schenck retired in 1875 and devoted his last years to teaching French and German and to writing historical and descriptive works on Germany. He died in Edinburgh in 1885. .   On Mar-28-08 at 17:18:36 PDT, seller added the following information: Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Place a Bid!