Bilder Atlas Sirbenter Band Ethnographie - Africa A turn of the century

A turn of the century American published map of South America noting the major cities and railroads

and Trenton

Surrounding the entire map are historic vignettes from the "Purchase of Manhattan 1623" to the "Tomb of Gen

Interesting for how dense the southern portions of the states are compared to the sparsely settled north

At the center is a large schematic showing the buildings and gardens of the Vatican

Bilder Atlas Sirbenter Band Ethnographie - Africa A turn of the centuryBilder Atlas Sirbenter Band Ethnographie, F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, c1850, pp41, some lithographic color. A rare and fascinating ethnographic atlas of the foreign cultures, each page giving illustrations of native garb, art, tools, dwellings, and physical characteristics. Each page shows many scenes which typify the native culture, spanning all around the globe. From the nomads of the Sahara, to Japan, to Polynesia to the Plains Indians, this offers