The viewer of this very decorative map looks to the North Pole in the center surrounded by the northern regions of the world. The Arctic Circle is emphasized as a red circle. In the upper right is a circle inset of the Frisland islands. In the upper left the inset shows the Shetland Islands. In the lower right are the Faroe Islands.
Margins have age toning and scattered spotting especially on upper left margin edge.
General condition is Better than Good. Steel enraving printed in color, dated 1879. From Stieler's Hand Atlas. Map shows the region around the South Pole. On the sides are small, detailed and informative insets.