COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
France. Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes
Author:
France. Direction des cartes, plans et archives et de la statistique graphique
Date:
1883
Short Title:
Docks de Southampton.
Publisher:
Imprimerie nationale (France)
Publisher Location:
Paris
Type:
View
Obj Height cm:
28
Obj Width cm:
45
Note:
View showing the docks of Southampton, England, in 1883, featuring streets, bridges, buildings, drainage and ships. Lithograph in black, white and orange. View is 28 x 45 cm, on sheet 33 x 50 cm. Bookplate title pasted to verso: Pl. XXII. 2e série. Docks de Southampton. Appears in Première livraison.
City:
Southampton (England)
Region:
Southampton Water (England)
Subject:
Nautical Charts
Full Title:
Docks de Southampton. 2e. Série. Pl. XXII. Direction des Cartes et Plans du Ministère des Travaux Publics. 1883. Imp. Becquet fr. rue des Noyers, 37.
List No:
14306.028
Page No:
XXII
Series No:
28
Engraver or Printer:
Becquet Fres.
Publication Author:
France. Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes
Publication Author:
France. Direction des cartes, plans et archives et de la statistique graphique
Pub Date:
1890
Pub Title:
Atlas des ports étrangers. Ministère des Travaux Publics. Direction des Cartes, Plans et Archives et de la Statistique Graphique. Paris. Imprimerie Nationale. MDCCCLXXXIV.
Pub Note:
Atlas des ports étrangers, published in Paris by the French Ministère des travaux publics, Administration des routes [= Ministry of Public Works, Road Administration], 1890. Title translates to: Atlas of foreign ports. Collation: [VIII] pages, XXV plates, [8] pages, XXIV plates, [6] pages, XXV plates, [6] pages, XXIV plates, [6] pages, XXIII plates, [6] pages, XIII plates. Comprised of Première through Sixième deliveries (i.e., first-sixth) dated 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889 and 1890. Each delivery introduced by a half title page, full title page and table of contents; first and second deliveries also include introductory text. Volume contains 134 lithographed plates, in color, with 175 maps and 11 views. Maps show ports around the world, featuring topography, vegetation, parks, railways, streets, bridges, canals, drainage, islands, docks and soundings, with depths given in meters. Relief shown with hachures. Some maps provide insets showing the greater vicinity of the area. Certain ports appear in multiple deliveries, therefore showing port developments over time, such as Anvers [Antwerp], depicted in both 1883 and 1886. Certain maps in the second delivery also utilize data visualization to compare imports to France from other nations. All together, atlas presents a valuable survey of international ports from the late-nineteenth century.
Pub List No:
14306.000
Pub Type:
Thematic Atlas
Pub Type:
Chart Atlas
Pub Maps:
134
Pub Height cm:
34
Pub Width cm:
28
Image No:
14306028.jp2
Authors:
France. Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes; France. Direction des cartes, plans et archives et de la statistique graphique
