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An early state of this map of Scandinavia which is usually found with later dates. Wyld was an apprentice to William Faden and became Geographer to His Majesty George IV and later William IV. He was a founder member of the Royal Geographic Society. He introduced lithography into mapmaking in 1812. This item however is a traditional copperplate map. His death in 1836 was said to be due to ‘overwork’. Tooley’s Dictionary.
WYLD, James
A New Map of Sweden and Norway
James Wyld, London, 1838
735 x 525 mm., early outline colour, with small margin tear on the right repaired, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 5116
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