The smallest world map we've ever had!

HATFIELD, William.

The Globe in Miniature on a Horizontal Projection (containing upwards of 1000 Letters) Engraved within the Space of a Sixpence by W. Hatfield.
London: J.W. Wood, 1846. Engraved map on porcelain card, sheet 60 x 90mm.

Edges toned, some slight surface creasing.

A miniature world map probably engraved as a business card for Hatfield himself. It is his first recorded work; by 1851 he was working for the Ordnance Survey in Southampton.


Stock ID : 17299