COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Ball, Robert Stawell
Date:
1892
Short Title:
Covers: An Atlas of Astronomy.
Publisher:
George Philip & Son
Publisher Location:
London,Liverpool
Type:
Covers
Obj Height cm:
22
Obj Width cm:
20
Note:
Blue buckram cover with constellations and text in gilt on front cover and decorations and text on spine. Front cover reads, "An Atlas of Astronomy". Spine reads, "Atlas of Astronomy, Sir Robert Ball".
Full Title:
(Covers to) An Atlas of Astronomy. A Series of Seventy-two Plates with Introduction and Index. By Sir Robert Stawell Ball, LL.D., F.R.S. ... London: George Philip & Son ... 1892.
List No:
12131.001
Page No:
covers
Series No:
1
Publication Author:
Ball, Robert Stawell
Pub Date:
1892
Pub Title:
An Atlas of Astronomy. A Series of Seventy-two Plates with Introduction and Index. By Sir Robert Stawell Ball, LL.D., F.R.S. ... London: George Philip & Son ... 1892.
Pub Note:
Ball’s Atlas uses the latest printing advances to show the Moon and the planets in great detail. It reflects the state of late 19th century knowledge of the solar system.
Pub List No:
12131.000
Pub Type:
Celestial Atlas
Pub Maps:
72
Pub Height cm:
22
Pub Width cm:
20
Image No:
12131001.jp2
Authors:
Ball, Robert Stawell
