Historic Maps » (Africa south) by (Boulton, S.; Kitchin, Thomas; Robert Laurie & James Whittle) from 1800

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Author: (Boulton, S.; Kitchin, Thomas; Robert Laurie & James Whittle)

Date: 1800

Short Title: (Africa south)

Publisher: London: Laurie & Whittle

Type: Atlas Map

Obj Height cm: 52

Obj Width cm: 121

Scale 1: 8,300,000

Note: Hand colored engraved map. Relief shown pictorially. Includes text. Prime meridian: Ferro. Printed on 2 sheets; joined.

Reference: Tooley, R.V. Maps of Africa, p. 4: Cf Norwich, O.I. Norwich's maps of Africa, map 105 (1787 ed.)

World Area: Africa

Full Title: (Africa, with all its states, kingdoms, republics, regions, islands, &ca. South half. (with) A particular chart of the Gold Coast ... Improved and inlarged from d'Anville's map; to which have been added the discoveries of Parke, Vaillant, Brown &c. Also a particular chart of the Gold Coast, wherein are distinguished all the European forts and factories, by S. Boulton: and also a summary description relative to the trade and natural produce, manners and customs of the African continent and islands. London, Published by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53, Fleet-Street, as the act directs 12th May, 1800)

List No: 2310.073

Page No: (62)

Series No: 75

Publication Author: Kitchin, Thomas; Robert Laurie & James Whittle

Pub Date: 1804

Pub Title: (A new universal atlas, exhibiting all the empires, kingdoms, states, republics, &c. &c. in the whole World; being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the last edition of D'Anville and Robert (de Vaugondy) with many improvements by Major James Rennel, and other eminent geographers, including all the tracks and new discoveries of the British circumnavigators, Biron, Wallis, Carteret, Captain James Cook, Vancouver, Perouse, &c. &c. 6th Ed. ... London, R. Laurie & J. Whittle, 1804)

Pub Reference: OCLC 7160203. Cf P699; Shirley R. Maps in the atlases of the British Library, T.LAU-1c (1799 ed.); NMM 375 (3rd ed. 1801)

Pub Note: See note field above.

Pub List No: 2310.000

Pub Type: World Atlas

Pub Maps: 76

Pub Height cm: 57

Pub Width cm: 41

Image No: 2310073

Institution: Rumsey Collection

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