Item #279935 Map of the Republic of Chile - Sheets I, II, and III; Compiled by the U.S. Astronomical Expedition from the surveys of Pissis & Campbell. James Melville GILLISS.
Map of the Republic of Chile - Sheets I, II, and III; Compiled by the U.S. Astronomical Expedition from the surveys of Pissis & Campbell
Map of the Republic of Chile - Sheets I, II, and III; Compiled by the U.S. Astronomical Expedition from the surveys of Pissis & Campbell

Map of the Republic of Chile - Sheets I, II, and III; Compiled by the U.S. Astronomical Expedition from the surveys of Pissis & Campbell

Washington D.C. Gilliss, James Melville, 1855.

Three maps. Lithograph. Sheet I, II, and III image sizes 16.5 x 9.75 inches each; page sizes 19 x 11.25 inches each.

Obsucre set of maps on thin paper, that illustrate a U.S. Naval expedition by Gilliss to the Southern Hemisphere 1849-1852. In good condition. Some chips and small tears to edges, each map shows some staining and foxing. Navy lieutenant and astronomer James Melville Gilliss (1881-1865) went to study the natural and social history of the Republic of Chile.

Language: English

Price: $250.00

Item #279935