Anonymous
1890

Patriotic American Frontispiece with Berghaus's Star Projection

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Patriotic American Frontispiece with Berghaus's Star Projection

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Interesting small print reflecting the USA's perceived importance to the world. An American bald eagle hovers above a map of the world shown with Berghaus's Star Projection.
A variation of Petermann's map, Hermann Berghaus's star projection (1879) reduced the number of appendages to five uniform lobes, with boundary meridians at 160°W, 88°W, 16°W, 56°E and 128°E. Of all major land masses, Australia and Antarctica are interrupted. This design became much more popular than Petermann's, appearing in atlases and in the logo of the Association of American Geographers. (Retrieved 5/18/2016. Internet )


Below the image is a ribbon with the motto of the United States: "e pluribus unum". Probably published in the last two decades of the 19th century.

CREATOR: Anonymous

PUBLICATION DATE: 1890

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: N/A

CONDITION: Good.  Slight age toning. Short margins on left.

COLORING: Three-color process printing.

ENGRAVER: Unknown

SIZE: 3 " x 4 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $

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