COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
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Date:
1801
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1801
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Short Title:
Asia
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Asia
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Publisher:
A. Arrowsmith
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A. Arrowsmith
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Publisher Location:
London
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London
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Type:
Case Map
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Case Map
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Obj Height cm:
123
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123
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Obj Width cm:
145
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Scale 1:
6,490,880
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Note:
A large and superbly detailed antique map of Asia, marking the routes of the explorers. It is a significant advance on other maps of the period, incorporating the work of surveyors like James Rennell, to whom the map was dedicated. Rennell was surveyor-general of the East India Company's dominions in Bengal and the information published in his 'Bengal Atlas' in 1779 appears here. Arrowsmith has also included topographical detail like mountain ranges in remarkable detail in regions as remote as Tibet.
note
A large and superbly detailed antique map of Asia, marking the routes of the explorers. It is a significant advance on other maps of the period, incorporating the work of surveyors like James Rennell, to whom the map was dedicated. Rennell was surveyor-general of the East India Company's dominions in Bengal and the information published in his 'Bengal Atlas' in 1779 appears here. Arrowsmith has also included topographical detail like mountain ranges in remarkable detail in regions as remote as Tibet.
Note
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World Area:
Asia
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Asia
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Full Title:
Asia. To Major James Rennell, Esq.r F.R.S. &c. &c. This Map is Inscribed, by His much Obliged Humble Servant A. Arrowsmith. London: Published Janry 1st. 1801 by A. Arrowsmith No. 24 Rathbone Place.
full_title
Asia. To Major James Rennell, Esq.r F.R.S. &c. &c. This Map is Inscribed, by His much Obliged Humble Servant A. Arrowsmith. London: Published Janry 1st. 1801 by A. Arrowsmith No. 24 Rathbone Place.
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List No:
6907.001
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6907.001
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Engraver or Printer:
Allen, George
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Allen, George
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Publication Author:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
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Pub Date:
1801
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1801
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Pub Title:
Asia. To Major James Rennell, Esq.r F.R.S. &c. &c. This Map is Inscribed, by His much Obliged Humble Servant A. Arrowsmith. London: Published Janry 1st. 1801 by A. Arrowsmith No. 24 Rathbone Place.
pub_title
Asia. To Major James Rennell, Esq.r F.R.S. &c. &c. This Map is Inscribed, by His much Obliged Humble Servant A. Arrowsmith. London: Published Janry 1st. 1801 by A. Arrowsmith No. 24 Rathbone Place.
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Pub Note:
Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) was the finest cartographer of his generation. Although he received little formal education it is believed that he was taught some mathematical instruction by William Emerson, an author of several books on the application of mathematics to the area of cartography. Around 1770, Arrowsmith moved to London to seek employment. It is believed that he worked for William Faden before joining John Cary Sr. in the early 1780s. There he provided the measurements for John Cary's early publication detailing the roads from London to Falmouth, his first signed work. Arrowsmith set up on his own n 1790 and over the next thirty years produced some of the most beautiful and elegant maps of the era.
pub_note
Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) was the finest cartographer of his generation. Although he received little formal education it is believed that he was taught some mathematical instruction by William Emerson, an author of several books on the application of mathematics to the area of cartography. Around 1770, Arrowsmith moved to London to seek employment. It is believed that he worked for William Faden before joining John Cary Sr. in the early 1780s. There he provided the measurements for John Cary's early publication detailing the roads from London to Falmouth, his first signed work. Arrowsmith set up on his own n 1790 and over the next thirty years produced some of the most beautiful and elegant maps of the era.
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Pub List No:
6907.000
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6907.000
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Pub Type:
Case Map
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Case Map
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Pub Height cm:
123
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123
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Pub Width cm:
145
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145
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Image No:
6907001
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6907001
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Download 1:
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<a href=https://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/download.pl?image=/D5005/6907001.sid target=_blank>Full Image Download in MrSID Format</a>
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Download 2:
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Authors:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
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