Only a wealthy household would have owned the atlas within which this map appeared
two other engraved plates
Two pages have a few words with short pen under linings
Letterpress location names across the bottom identifying the location seen
13 3/8" H x 10 1/2" W
South America Brazil Peru Bolivia Colombia 1854 Stulpnagel detailed map march2025 Only a wealthy household wouldSud Amerika. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, South America, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam, Guyana, French Guyana, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia). Issued 1854 Gotha by Justus Perthes for Stieler. Map by Stulpnagel. Nicely detailed oversize mid 19th century engraved map with original hand color. This example has no centerfold. Stieler maps went through continual revisions. Thus, for any specific Stieler map such as this one, there are often numerous variant