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John Rapkin. A Comparative View of the Principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains in the Eastern Hemisphere. 1850. *** An engraved lithograph in its original uncolored state. The highest waterfall is Gavarnie, in the Pyrenees. The largest island is Madagascar. The largest lake is the Caspian Sea. The longest river is tied between the Yeneski in Siberia and the Yang Tse in China. Bear in mind they were still looking for the source of the Nile in 1850! The highest mountain is Dhawalagiri in Nepal. Everest has yet to be discovered. The entire presentation is surrounded by an ornamental border, and there is a decorative cartouche at the top. *** Clear, clean image with blank verso. Two horizontal folds, as issued. A little chipping along edge of bottom margin that does not affect image. *** The sheet is approx. 15. 25 inches high by 11 inches. The image is 14.25 inches high by 9.75 inches. Will be shipped folded.