Engraved map. Full hand col. Relief shown by hachures. "Pinkerton's modern atlas."
Reference:
P724; NMC 409.
Country:
Italy; Malta
Full Title:
Southern Italy. (with) inset map: Is. of Malta and Gozo ... Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by L. Hebert. Neele sculpt. 352 Strand. London: published 1st March 1809, by Cadell & Davies, Strand & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row.
List No:
0732.031
Page No:
29
Series No:
34
Engraver or Printer:
Hebert, L.; Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824
Publication Author:
Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826
Pub Date:
1815
Pub Title:
A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities, exhibiting the various divisions of the world, with its chief empires, kingdoms and states, in sixty maps, carefully reduced from the largest and most authentic sources. Directed and superintended by John Pinkerton, author of Modern geography, &c. London: Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street; for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, Paternoster Row. 1815.
Pub Reference:
P724; NMC 409.
Pub Note:
A superb copy. One of the best English Atlases of the period, similar to Thomson's General Atlas of 1817. See the Philadelphia edition of 1818. Maps are hand painted in full color and bound in new half leather beige cloth covered boards with "Pinkerton Atlas" stamped in gilt on a black spine label.
