A.D. 1294. Exhibiting The Empire Of Kublai Khan. / Quin, Edward / 1830

A.D. 1294. Exhibiting The Empire Of Kublai Khan. Quin, Edward, 1830

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Full Title: A.D. 1294. Exhibiting The Empire Of Kublai Khan. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published Augt. 1829, by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street.

Author: Quin, Edward

Date: 1830

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Author: Quin, Edward

Date: 1830

Short Title: A.D. 1294. Exhibiting The Empire Of Kublai Khan.

Publisher: London: Seeley and Burnside

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 33

Object Width cm: 28

Scale 1: 85,000,000

Note: The known world shown through clouds from the commencement of the Crusades, A.D. 1100, to the division of the Mogul Empire on the Death of Kublai, A.D. 1294. Fifteenth period. Kublai Khan's empire, in olive green dominates over half of the map stretching from Hungary through Mongolia and to the China Sea.

Reference: cfP4139.

World Area: Asia ; Europe

Full Title: A.D. 1294. Exhibiting The Empire Of Kublai Khan. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published Augt. 1829, by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street.

List No: 2839.015

Series No: 21

Engraver or Printer: Hall, Sidney

Published In: An Historical Atlas; In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods; Constructed Upon An Uniform Scale, And Coloured According To The Political Changes Of Each Period: Accompanied By A Narrative Of The Leading Events Exhibited In The Maps: Forming Together A General View Of Universal History, From The Creation To A.D. 1828. By Edward Quin, M.A. ... The Maps Engraved By Sidney Hall. Printed For R.B. Seeley And W. Burnside; And Sold By L.B. Seeley & Sons, Fleet Street, London. MDCCCXXX.

Publication Author: Quin, Edward

Publication Date: 1830

Publication Reference: cfP4139.

Publication Note: 1st edition. The unique maps show progressively receding cloud borders to indicate the expansion of geographical knowledge over time. This atlas may have influenced Emma Willard's "Atlas to Accompany a System of Universal History" - 1835. Willard's Atlas uses the "cloud" maps in a very similar way. See our copy of Willard. Full color. Atlas is bound in half red leather marbled paper covered boards with a label printed with "An Historical Atlas, Containing Maps of the World At Twenty-One Different Periods. With a General View of Universal History, By Edward Quin, M.A. Price L3 (pounds): 10s. Half-Bound." The spine has a red leather label embossed in gilt with "Quin's Historical Atlas."

Publication List No: 2839.000

Publication Type: Historical Atlas

Publication Maps: 21

Publication Height cm: 42

Publication Width cm: 34

Image No: 2839015

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