1840 Black Map of Holland
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Description: A fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1840 map of Holland. The map covers the Kingdom of Netherlands, commonly referred to as Holland, from the North Sea to Belgium and the Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine. In 1830, the Belgian Revolution led to the secession of Belgium from the United Kingdom of Netherlands into the independent Kingdom of Belgium. This map was engraved by S. Hall for issue in the 1840 edition of Black's General Atlas.
Date: 1840 (undated)
Source: Hall, Sydney, Black's General Atlas: A series of Fifty-Four Maps from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources, Engraved on Steel, In the First Style of the Art, (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black) 1840.
References: Rumsey 2305.025 (1854 edition). Philips (atlases) 4334.
Cartographer: Charles and his uncle Adam Black of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded their publishing firm in 1807. They published a series of maps and atlases throughout the 19th century. In addition to an array of atlases, the Black firm is known for their editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1817 - 1826) and the first publishing of Sir Walter Scott's novels in 1854. In 1889 the A. & C. Black publishing house moved to London where it remains in operation to this day. Click here for a list of rare maps by Charles & Adam Black.
Size: Printed area measures 11.5 x 16 inches (29.21 x 40.64 centimeters)
Condition: Very good. Blank on verso. Original platemark visible.
Code: Holland-black-1840 (to order by phone call: 646-320-8650)
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