Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: 1. Atlas des ganzen Erdkreises.
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Author:
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Reichard, C. G.
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Date:
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1803
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Short Title:
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1. Atlas des ganzen Erdkreises.
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Publisher:
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Landes Industrie Comptoir
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Publisher Location:
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Weimar
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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43
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Obj Width cm:
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42
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Scale 1:
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63,000,000
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Note:
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Engraved hand colored map. Relief shown by hachures. Shows settlements, rivers, Asia and Africa in full color, Europe in outline color, etc. Prime meridian: Ferro.
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Reference:
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Norwich, O.I. Norwich's maps of Africa (2nd ed.), map 120.
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World Area:
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Africa
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World Area:
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Asia
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Full Title:
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Atlas des ganzen Erdkreises in der Central-Projection entworfen von C.G. Reichard. Erste Tafel. 1803.
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List No:
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5762.001
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Page No:
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Pl. 1
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Series No:
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3
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Engraver or Printer:
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Bertuch, Justin
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Publication Author:
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Reichard, C. G.
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Pub Date:
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1803
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Pub Title:
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Atlas des ganzen Erdkreises nach den besten astronomischen Bestimmungen neusten Entdeckungen und eigenen Untersuchungen in der Central-Projection auf sechs Tafeln entworfen von Christian Gottlieb Reichard. Weimar. Im Verlage des Landes Industrie Comptoirs. 1803.
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Pub Reference:
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Espenhorst, J. Petermann's Planet, v. 1, p. 226-227; Catalogue of Maps and Charts in the Library of Harvard University ... 1831, p. 6; OCLC 81271713.
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Pub Note:
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The maps in this atlas use the gnomonic projection, which is called the "Central Projection" on the atlas title page and the map titles. This projection enables accurate great circle measurements of distance between any two places on the maps, but distorts shape, scale, and area.
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Pub List No:
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5762.000
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Pub Type:
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World Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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6
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Pub Height cm:
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49
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Pub Width cm:
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54
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Image No:
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5762001
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Authors:
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Reichard, C. G.
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Collection:
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Rumsey Collection
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