World ... Equatorial Projection and Polar Projection.
Publisher:
Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. Philadelphia
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
28
Obj Width cm:
20
Scale 1:
200,000,000
Note:
Maps in full color by continent. Four small insets explain zones, parallels, meridians, and circles.
Reference:
P6085.
World Area:
World
Subject:
School
Full Title:
The World on an Equatorial Projection. No. 1. Map of the Eastern & Western Hemispheres. (with) The World on a Polar Projection. No 2. Map of the Northern & Southern Hemispheres. Engraved by J.H. Young. Entered ... 1839, by S. Augustus Mitchell ... Connecticut.
List No:
0523.001
Series No:
2
Engraver or Printer:
Young, J.H.
Publication Author:
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Pub Date:
1839
Pub Title:
Mitchell's School Atlas. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Company. MDCCCXXXIX. Entered ... 1839, by S. Augustus Mitchell ... Connecticut.
Pub Reference:
P6085.
Pub Note:
1st edition, with the date of 1839 in Roman numerals on the cover. 16 numbered maps on 12 pages. The true first edition, first state. Rare. The maps in this edition are engraved; all later editions use lithography. Full color. Covers are brown paper covered boards with the above title and black leather spine. Index to maps printed on the back cover.
