Historic Maps » Cover: Atlas of 4 charts on 10 sheets) by E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm) from 1828

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Author: E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm)

Date: 1828

Short Title: Cover: Atlas of 4 charts on 10 sheets)

Publisher: New York: E. & G.W. Blunt.

Type: Covers

Obj Height cm: 67

Obj Width cm: 53

Note: "An unusual made up atlas of Blunt's charts in excellent condition, bound in quarter leather marbled paper covered boards for a French owner, with a small leather label on the spine: ""Blunt. Ameriq. Septentrionale."" The four charts on 10 sheets are all in first editions. Atlases of Blunt's charts are rare, with the Library of Congress atlas of 14 charts on 29 sheets the only other one we have seen."

State/Province: U.S. North East ; U.S. South

Full Title: (covers to) (Atlas of 4 charts on 10 sheets) The north eastern coast of North America from New York to Cape Canso including Sable Island by Edmund Blunt. Published & Sold by E. & G.W. Blunt, No. 154 Water Street ... G. Ely Sct. Engd. by D.R. Harrison. Entered ... 22nd day of July 1828, by Edmund Blunt ... New York (3 sheets); The coast of the United States of North America from New York to St. Augustine: drawn and regulated according to the latest surveys and astronomical observation: by Edmund Blunt ... (4 sheets, 1827); The Bahama Banks and Gulf of Florida by Edmund Blunt Hydrographer ... (2 sheets, 1827); The coasts of West Florida, Alabama, Mississippi & Louisiana: Drawn from the surveys of Gauld, and improved from other authorities by Edmund Blunt (1 sheet, 1828).

List No: 4662A

Series No: 1

Publication Author: E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm)

Pub Date: 1828

Pub Title: (Atlas of 4 charts on 10 sheets) The north eastern coast of North America from New York to Cape Canso including Sable Island by Edmund Blunt. Published & Sold by E. & G.W. Blunt, No. 154 Water Street ... G. Ely Sct. Engd. by D.R. Harrison. Entered ... 22nd day of July 1828, by Edmund Blunt ... New York (3 sheets); The coast of the United States of North America from New York to St. Augustine: drawn and regulated according to the latest surveys and astronomical observation: by Edmund Blunt ... (4 sheets, 1827); The Bahama Banks and Gulf of Florida by Edmund Blunt Hydrographer ... (2 sheets, 1827); The coasts of West Florida, Alabama, Mississippi & Louisiana: Drawn from the surveys of Gauld, and improved from other authorities by Edmund Blunt (1 sheet, 1828).

Pub Reference: cf Phillips. 3661; Guthorn. p.9-10, 56, 92-93, 160-161.

Pub Note: See note field above

Pub List No: 4662.000

Pub Type: Chart Atlas

Pub Maps: 10

Pub Height cm: 67

Pub Width cm: 53

Image No: 4662A

Institution: Rumsey Collection

Ownership Statement: Copyright 2005