Historic Map : Black Map of Spain and Portugal, 1844, Vintage Wall Art

This is a lovely example of Adam and Charles Black's 1844 map of Spain and Portugal. It covers all of Spain and Portugal from the Pyrenees to the Strait of Gibraltar and includes the Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Majorca, and Minorca. The lower right quadrant features an inset map of Gibraltar. Throughout, the map identifies various cities, towns, rivers, lakes, roadways and an assortment of additional topographical details.

As this map was printed liberal sentiments within Spain were gaining popularity. This eventually led to the Progressive Biennium, in which the Progressive Party tried to replace the conservative liberalism of the Moderate Party with more radical liberalism. The map is engraved by S. Hall and issued as plate nos. in xin xIin x and in xin xin x in Black's General Atlas.