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Author
Hughes, William, 1818-1876
Full Title
The British Empire in 1864 : On a uniform scale of 1:20,000,000 : North America -- The British Islands -- India -- Ascension -- St. Helena -- Falkland -- Bermuda -- Mauritius -- Sketch map of the world, showing the relative positions of the various portions of The British Empire. -- Gibraltar -- Malta -- Heligoland -- Aden -- Hong Kong -- Labuan -- New Zealand -- West Indies -- West Africa -- South Africa -- Norfolk -- Australia. By W. Hughes, F.R.G.S. George Philip & Son, London & Liverpool.
List No
14487.007
Note
Twenty-one maps representing the British Empire in 1864. Maps show political boundaries, cities, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, and islands. Maps include latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as bar scales given in English miles and kilometers. With statistical tables showing square meters and population for each map. Colored lithograph. Together, maps are 51 x 61 cm, on double sheet 56 x 70 cm.
Author
Frank Pitchford & Co., Ltd.
Full Title
British Empire at a glance. First edition.
List No
14258.001
Note
Colored rotating chart of the British Empire, with its colonies around the world, such as Jamaica and Uganda. First edition. When the user points the arrow at a country around the circular perimeter, small openings reveal eight different geographical data points about the country: Area in square miles -- Population of Country : White / Native -- Exports to : Empire / other countries in 1000 £'s -- Imports from : Empire / Other countries in 1000 £'s -- Principal products and industries -- Capital or chief city / Population -- Time when noon in London -- Time in days / Distance in miles by sea from London. Also, within the pointing arrow a number appears for each country - associated with an index number on the map - for connecting the data points with the location. Country names around the perimeter appear in alphabetical order and note sovereignty, such as "Dominion" for Canada and "B.I. Colony" for Cyprus. Includes instructions for use, as well as an illustration of the British flag. Map is 25 x 25 cm, placed upon circular base 28 x 28 cm. This copy has abrasions around some of the perimeter place names, rendering those illegible. Verso has colophon and errata, as well as advertisement listing other "At-A-Glance" publications: Europe Wheel, etc. (Date estimated based upon penciled annotation on verso.)
Author
Trietsch, Davis
Full Title
(Statistical Diagram) Die Juden im Britischen Weltreich.
List No
12137.011
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Jews in British Empire.
Author
Neurath, Otto, 1882-1945
Full Title
Britisches Reich: Bevölkerung : 1783 -- 1880 -- 1930. Angefertigt für das Bibliographische Institut AG., Leipzig. Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmuseum in Wien. ©
List No
14080.021
Note
Three colored maps, comparing the British Empire population in 1783, 1880 and 1930. Includes explanatory text. Each map is 10 x 20 cm, on sheet 46 x 31 cm. Information depicted with Isotype (International system of typographic picture education), a method for assembling, configuring and disseminating information and statistics through pictorial means, invented by Otto and Marie Neurath.
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