Engraved map in outline color. Printed on 2 sheets. Relief shown pictorially; depths by soundings. Includes descriptive notes. Inset map at [ca. 1:2,000,000]: A chart of the Falkland's Islands, named by the French Malouine Islands, and discovered by Hawkins in the year 1595. Prime meridian: Ferro. David Rumsey Collection copy mounted as 1 sheet.
Note
Engraved map in outline color. Printed on 2 sheets. Relief shown pictorially; depths by soundings. Includes descriptive notes. Inset map at [ca. 1:2,000,000]: A chart of the Falkland's Islands, named by the French Malouine Islands, and discovered by Hawkins in the year 1595. Prime meridian: Ferro. David Rumsey Collection copy mounted as 1 sheet.
Note
Reference:
P 4300; P-Maps, p. 802 (1772 and 1776 eds.)
Reference
P 4300; P-Maps, p. 802 (1772 and 1776 eds.)
Reference
World Area:
South America
World_Area
South America
World Area
Region:
Falkland Islands
Region
Falkland Islands
Region
Full Title:
(A map of South America, containing Tierra-Firma, Guyana, New Granada, Amazonia, Brasil, Peru, Paraguay, Chaco, Tucuman, Chili and Patagonia. Northern section. From Mr. d'Anville with several improvements and additions, and the newest discoveries. London, printed for Robert Sayer, no. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, July the 1st 1787)
Full_Title
(A map of South America, containing Tierra-Firma, Guyana, New Granada, Amazonia, Brasil, Peru, Paraguay, Chaco, Tucuman, Chili and Patagonia. Northern section. From Mr. d'Anville with several improvements and additions, and the newest discoveries. London, printed for Robert Sayer, no. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, July the 1st 1787)
Full Title
List No:
0411.045
List_No
0411.045
List No
Page No:
34
Page_No
34
Page No
Series No:
47
Series_No
47
Series No
Publication Author:
Kitchin, Thomas
Publication_Author
Kitchin, Thomas
Publication Author
Pub Date:
1790
Pub_Date
1790
Pub Date
Pub Title:
A general atlas, describing the whole universe: being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the latest discoveries. The whole being an improvement of the maps of D'Anville and Robert. Engraved in the best manner on sixty-two copper-plates, by Thomas Kitchin, Senior, and Others. London: printed For Robert Sayer, no. 53, Fleet-Street, (1790).
Pub_Title
A general atlas, describing the whole universe: being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the latest discoveries. The whole being an improvement of the maps of D'Anville and Robert. Engraved in the best manner on sixty-two copper-plates, by Thomas Kitchin, Senior, and Others. London: printed For Robert Sayer, no. 53, Fleet-Street, (1790).
Pub Title
Pub Reference:
P4300.
Pub_Reference
P4300.
Pub Reference
Pub Note:
Late issue. Many of the maps are double sheet. This atlas was later expanded to become the New Universal Atlas (see David Rumsey Collection copy). Some of these maps also appeared in the American Atlas by Jefferys. There are actually 23 large maps, on 35 connected sheets, produced from 62 copper plates. Maps are hand painted with outline and full color and bound in half leather tan marbled paper covered boards with "General Atlas" stamped in gold on the spine. Inscription inside front cover in pen-and-ink: R. Sayer pub, 53 Fleet ... 8th, 1791 ...
Pub_Note
Late issue. Many of the maps are double sheet. This atlas was later expanded to become the New Universal Atlas (see David Rumsey Collection copy). Some of these maps also appeared in the American Atlas by Jefferys. There are actually 23 large maps, on 35 connected sheets, produced from 62 copper plates. Maps are hand painted with outline and full color and bound in half leather tan marbled paper covered boards with "General Atlas" stamped in gold on the spine. Inscription inside front cover in pen-and-ink: R. Sayer pub, 53 Fleet ... 8th, 1791 ...
