Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Iberian Peninsula antique map.jpg

 
An 18th century map of the Iberian Peninsula illustrating various topographical features of the land. The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra.
Reason
A crisp and clear scan of an 18th century hand-coloured map by the eminent London mapmaker Robert Wilkinson. The map depicts the Iberian Peninsula as it would have appeared over two hundred years ago.
Articles this image appears in
Spain, History of Portugal, Iberian Peninsula
Creator
Robert Wilkinson (English mapmaker, active 1785-1825)
  • I have managed to ferret out some more information about the map and updated the summary accordingly, so have a look. It was published in Robert Wilkinson's General Atlas, 1794. (Volume 2., page 666.). The colours are natural and haven't been manipulated. I was told that when it was hand-coloured, most likely too much water was used and hence these vibrant tones. Chris Buttigieg 13:24, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Iberian Peninsula antique map.jpg MER-C 02:45, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]