Historic Map : Meyer Map of The World on Mercator's Projection, 1849, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in Yeco or Hokkaido is mapped

Yeco or Hokkaido is mapped only speculatively with its western borders unknown

Ohau (Baie Whymea a Atooi)

in a large inset

118 -119 in the rare 1870 edition of his New Illustrated Atlas… Dated and copyrighted

southwestern Africa

Historic Map : Meyer Map of The World on Mercator's Projection, 1849, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in Yeco or Hokkaido is mappedThis is an excellent example of the 1849 map of the world on Mercator's projection by Joseph Meyer. Meyer offers a fascinating snapshot of the world during a period of rapid globalization and discovery. This map depicts the entire world centered on Australia. It notes currents, icebergs and the discoveries of various polar explorers along with dates. Much of Australia and central Africa is unmapped. An enormous Antarctic continent is shown only