Set of 2 Map of Discovery, NC Wyeth, 1928 Nautical and much of northern China

and much of northern China

light foxing and minor chip on border on upper right corner

Set of 4 original hand colored copperplate engravings of ships

Aldin was a British artist and illustrator known for his paintings and sketches of animals

Set of 2 Map of Discovery, NC Wyeth, 1928 Nautical and much of northern ChinaBeautiful pair of maps of the World, illustrating the remarkable work of the noted American illustrator N. C. Wyeth. Lithograph, 1928. Dimensions are 17" x 18. 5" N. C. Wyeth was commissioned in 1928 by the National Geographic Society to paint 5 murals in their buildings in Washington, D. C. Four of the murals appeared as frontispieces in the National Geographical Magazine. The legend of the Eastern Hemisphere map reads: "While simulating the