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Collection:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Author:
Black, Adam & Charles; Hall, Sidney; Hughes, William
Date:
1854
Short Title:
World Physical Features. Ocean Currents. Ethnographic Chart of the World.
Publisher:
Adam & Charles Black
Edinburgh
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
42
Obj Width cm:
26
Note:
Total of seven maps and insets. Tinted in color. Insets of Chart Shewing (sic) the Distribution of Rain & Snow, Chart Shewing (sic) the Distribution of the Winds, Principal Varieties of Mankind, and Prevailing Religions.
Reference:
P4334.
World Area:
World
Subject:
Ethnography/National ity/Race; Oceans/Seas
Full Title:
Chart of the World Exhibiting Its Chief Physical Features. Currents of the Ocean &c. Ethnographic Chart of the World Shewing (sic) the Distribution and Varieties of the Human Race. Edinburgh. Published by A. & C. Black. Constructed & Engraved by J. Bartholomew, Edinr.
List No:
2305.004
Page No:
II-I
Series No:
15
Engraver or Printer:
Bartholomew, John
Publication Author:
Black, Adam & Charles; Hall, Sidney; Hughes, William
Pub Date:
1854
Pub Title:
General Atlas Of The World: Containing Upwards Of Seventy Maps. Engraved On Steel, In The First Style Of Art, By Sidney Hall, William Hughes, F.R.G.S., &c. New Edition. Embracing All The Latest Discoveries Obtained From Government Surveys And Expeditions, Books Of Recent Travel, And Other Sources, Including The North-West Passage Discovered By H.M. Ship Investigator. With Introductory Chapters On The Geography And Statistics Of The Various Countries Of The World, And A Complete Index Of 65,000 Names. Edinburgh: Adam And Charles Black, North Bridge. M.DCCC.LIV.
Pub Reference:
P4334.
Pub Note:
New Edition on Title page. Has three maps of the states that appear here for the first time, hand colored. New York, Vermont, New Hampshire...Connecti cut; Kentucky and Tennessee; and Maine. These maps appear in Black's Atlas of North America (1856) and in the General Atlas American Edition (1857) but they are printed in colors, not hand colored. Also, the map of Mexico includes the California Gold Regions colored in gold. This edition represents a significant change of maps for Black; Phillips lists the entire contents, which he rarely does for an atlas of this period, indicating his view of its importance.
Pub List No:
2305.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
70
Pub Height cm:
46
Pub Width cm:
34
Image No:
2305004
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 2009
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