Historic Maps » Northern Africa. by Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826 from 1814

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Author: Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826

Date: 1814

Short Title: Northern Africa.

Publisher: London: Cadell and Davies; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown

Type: Atlas Map

Obj Height cm: 53

Obj Width cm: 71

Scale 1: 5,300,000

Note: "Engraved map. Full hand col. Relief shown by hachures. ""Pinkerton's modern atlas."""

Reference: P724; NMC 409.

World Area: Africa

Country: Libya ; Algeria

Region: Africa, North ;

Full Title: Northern Africa. Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by L. Hebert. Neele sculpt. 352 Strand. London: published 1st. Jany. 1814 by Cadell & Davies, Strand & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row.

List No: 0732.059

Page No: 57

Series No: 62

Engraver or Printer: Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824 ; Hebert, L.

Publication Author: Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826

Pub Date: 1815

Pub Title: A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities, exhibiting the various divisions of the world, with its chief empires, kingdoms and states, in sixty maps, carefully reduced from the largest and most authentic sources. Directed and superintended by John Pinkerton, author of Modern geography, &c. London: Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street; for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, Paternoster Row. 1815.

Pub Reference: P724; NMC 409.

Pub Note: "A superb copy. One of the best English Atlases of the period, similar to Thomson's General Atlas of 1817. See the Philadelphia edition of 1818. Maps are hand painted in full color and bound in new half leather beige cloth covered boards with ""Pinkerton Atlas"" stamped in gilt on a black spine label."

Pub List No: 0732.000

Pub Type: World Atlas

Pub Maps: 61

Pub Height cm: 59

Pub Width cm: 48

Image No: 0732059

Institution: Rumsey Collection

Ownership Statement: Copyright 2005