Historic Map : Black Map of The Ancient World, 1844, Vintage Wall Art Maps of the Western Roman Empire Covers Manhattan below 61st street

Covers Manhattan below 61st street as well as parts of adjacent Brooklyn

is a powerful bearded man wearing an animal skin and surrounded by the bounty of life

Most earlier and later editions of this map remove these decorative elements

mountains and an assortment of additional topographical details

Historic Map : Black Map of The Ancient World, 1844, Vintage Wall Art Maps of the Western Roman Empire Covers Manhattan below 61st streetThis is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1844 map of the world of the Roman Empire. The map covers the span of world as known to the ancient Romans, from the Scandinavia south, as far as Sumatra. Includes all of Europe, Arabia, part of Asia including the Indian subcontinent and part of Africa. Throughout, the map identifies various cities, towns, rivers and an assortment of additional topographical details. The Empire was established in 27