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Author: Fullarton, A. & Co.

Date: 1872

Short Title: Southern Ports & Harbours in the United States.

Publisher: London and Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co.

Type: Atlas Map

Obj Height cm: 46

Obj Width cm: 30

Scale 1: Various

Note: Maps in full color. Eight maps include: (1) Washington. (2) Beaufort Harbour. North Carolina. (3) Charleston Harbour. South Carolina. (4) Mobile Bay. (5) Pensacola Bay. Florida. (6) Key West Island. Florida. (7) Delta of the Mississippi & Environs of New Orleans. (8) Galveston Entrance. Texas.

Reference: cf P838 (1862); M&B p182; Tooley Australia 659 (1872); NMM 521.

State/Province: South Carolina ; Florida ; Louisiana ; Texas

City: Washington (D.C.) ; Charleston (S.C.)

Full Title: Southern Ports & Harbours in the United States. By J. Bartholomew, F.R.G.S. (with) eight maps. LXa. A. Fullarton & Co. London and Edinburgh.

List No: 3007.062

Page No: 60a

Series No: 68

Engraver or Printer: Bartholomew, John Jr.

Publication Author: Fullarton, A. & Co.

Pub Date: 1872

Pub Title: The Royal Illustrated Atlas, Of Modern Geography With An Introductory Notice By Dr. N. Shaw, Secretary To The Royal Geographical Society &c. A. Fullarton And Co. London And Edinburgh. (title page only) W.B. Scott. W. Holl.

Pub Reference: cf P838 (1862); M&B p182; Tooley Australia 659 (1872); NMM 521.

Pub Note: "1st edition 1864; published in 27 parts 1854-62. The date of 1872 is estimated by the Australia map; all the maps are undated and probably date throughout the period 1864 to 1872: the North America map shows Colorado and Russian America while the United States map has no Colorado. The World maps show Alaska. This is the last highly decorative atlas published in England. Even the maps without views or figures are beautifully engraved and colored with a mixture of printed color and hand color. Swanston, Petermann, Bartholomew, Macnab and Johnson engraved the maps. The introduction by Shaw among other things lists important general atlases published over a long period. He lists only one United States atlas, Mitchell's Universal Atlas of 1853! The maps bear a superficial resemblance to Keith Johnston's Royal Atlas. Fullarton frequently gives the sources for his maps - for the United States maps he gives Calvin Smith and Tanner as sources. The atlas is bound in half leather dark green cloth covered boards with ""The Royal Illustrated Atlas."" stamped in gilt on the cover; the spine reads ""Royal Illustrated Atlas"" in gold."

Pub List No: 3007.000

Pub Type: World Atlas

Pub Maps: 76

Pub Height cm: 49

Pub Width cm: 35

Image No: 3007062

Institution: Rumsey Collection

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