Spain Portugal Pyrennes Balearic islands 1859 Dufour Dyonnet fine huge map Foochow 12 1/4" x 17 1/4"

12 1/4" x 17 1/4"

the small portion lacking along right edge representing a small sliver of the engraved map

Composed of 18 hand worked card stock leaves

Issued 1887

Pleasing age patina

Spain Portugal Pyrennes Balearic islands 1859 Dufour Dyonnet fine huge map Foochow 12 1/4" x 17 1/4"Espagne et Portugal. (Spain, Portugal, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Straits of Gibraltars, Pyrenees Mountains, Anatolia, Cataloia, Leon). Issued 1859, Paris, by A. H. Dufour. Monumental and beautifully engraved mid 19th century map with original hand color. Beautifully engraving technique, lovely original hand coloring. A very large, oversized map, which is not to be confused with similar maps of this era which are typically half this size.