Cover: Carey's School atlas. / Carey, Mathew / 1820

Cover: Carey's School atlas. Carey, Mathew, 1820

Cover: Carey's School atlas. / Carey, Mathew / 1820

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Full Title: (Covers to) Carey's school atlas; containing the following maps: ... Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son--Chestnut Street. 1820. Price one dollar plain, and 125 cents coloured.

Author: Carey, Mathew

Date: 1820

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Author: Carey, Mathew

Date: 1820

Short Title: Cover: Carey's School atlas.

Publisher: Phila: M. Carey & Son

Type: Covers

Object Height cm: 23

Object Width cm: 15

Note: Very rare. This little school atlas is the beginning of a long run: next comes the Carey and Lea "Juvenile atlas or a series of maps to illustrate the Old and New Worlds", 1822 (Bill Mayer has only copy we have seen), then Carey & Lea's 1825 edition of this atlas, then the Key edition and the Hunt edition of the "Cabinet atlas" of 1830 with 28 maps added, then C.S. Williams "A new general atlas" of 1832 and finally the Andrus and Judd 1833 "New general atlas." All have the U.S. map engraved by J.G. Melish, son of John Melish (see Ristow, Am. Maps and Mapmakers) and the other thirteen maps that appear first in this 1820 School Atlas. Maps in outline color. Cover title. Publisher's advertisement on back cover.

World Area: World

Subject: School

Full Title: (Covers to) Carey's school atlas; containing the following maps: ... Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son--Chestnut Street. 1820. Price one dollar plain, and 125 cents coloured.

List No: 2682A

Series No: 1

Published In: Carey's school atlas; containing the following maps: ... Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son--Chestnut Street. 1820. Price one dollar plain, and 125 cents coloured.

Publication Author: Carey, Mathew

Publication Date: 1820

Publication Reference: Hudson XIV-107; Library of Congress: G1019 .C253 1820.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 2682.000

Publication Type: School Atlas

Publication Maps: 14

Publication Height cm: 23

Publication Width cm: 15

Image No: 2682A

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