Description
Algeria Tunisia antique map from the Weekly Dispatch Atlas 1863. Guaranteed original hand-coloured antique map of Algeria and Tunisia (Tunis), engraved by Edward Weller. Published in the Weekly Dispatch’s Atlas c.1863.
Algeria Arabic: الجزائر al-Jazā’ir; Berber languages: ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ; Dzayer; French: Algérie), is situated in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast. The capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the far north of the country.
Tunisia Arabic: تونس Tūnis; Berber: Tunes, ⵜⵓⵏⴻⵙ; French: Tunisie), is located in North Africa to the east of Algeria. Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent.
Edward Weller(1 July 1819 – May 1884) FRGS was a British engraver and cartographer who was one of the first to produce maps using lithography.
Lithography (from Ancient Greek λίθος, lithos, meaning ‘stone’, and γράφειν, graphein, meaning ‘to write’) is a method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a ball grained surface. It was invented in 1796 by German author and actor Alois Senefelder as a cheap method of publishing theatrical works. Lithography can be used to print text or artwork onto paper or other suitable material.
