Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Map of The Leeward Islands.

Author: 
Arrowsmith, John
Date: 
1844
Short Title: 
Map of The Leeward Islands.
Publisher: 
John Arrowsmith
Publisher Location: 
London
Type: 
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm: 
48
Obj Width cm: 
60
Scale 1: 
950,400
Note: 
Map in outline color. Islands color coded to show ownership by the British, French, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, and Spanish. The parishes in St. Christopher and Nevis are numbered and are accompanied by a key.
Reference: 
None found - see Streeter Texas 1373A, Wheat 451, Martin & Martin 32 for the Texas map.
World Area: 
West Indies
Full Title: 
Map of The Leeward Islands; Comprising Antigua, Montserrat, Barbuda, St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, Virgin Islands & Dominica. under the Administration of Lieut. Colonel Sir Wm. M.G. Colebrooke, K.C.H. Compiled principally from documents in the Colonial Office and Admiralty. By John Arrowsmith. London, Published July 8th, 1842, by J. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square.
List No: 
4613.063
Series No: 
66
Publication Author: 
Arrowsmith, John
Pub Date: 
1844
Pub Title: 
The London Atlas of Universal Geography, Exhibiting the Physical & Political Divisions of the Various Countries of the World, Constructed from Original Materials. Is most respectfully dedicated to his venerable Friend John Middleton Esqr. As a testimony of Gratitude and Esteem, By his much Obliged & Humble Servant, John Arrowsmith, F.R.G.S & R.A.S. 40 Soho Square, London. London, Pubd. by J. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square 1842.
Pub Reference: 
None found - see Streeter Texas 1373A, Wheat 451, Martin & Martin 32 for the Texas map.
Pub Note: 
This atlas is remarkable for its understated elegance and clarity. It is one of the first truly "modern" atlases of the nineteenth century. This is the fifty sheet 1842 edition, with fifteen maps added including the second state of the rare Map of Texas (1843) and several maps dated 1844. This edition of this atlas is unrecorded in Verner, Phillips, National Maritime Museum, and the British Museum World. The fourteen other additional maps include interesting maps of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Caribbean. Bound with half-leather brown boards with "The London Atlas, by J. Arrowsmith." embossed on the cover.
Pub List No: 
4613.000
Pub Type: 
World Atlas
Pub Maps: 
65
Pub Height cm: 
56
Pub Width cm: 
38
Image No: 
4613063
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Authors: 
Arrowsmith, John
Collection: 
Rumsey Collection