Historic Maps » A.D. 337. At The Death Of Constantine. by Quin, Edward from 1830

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Author: Quin, Edward

Date: 1830

Short Title: A.D. 337. At The Death Of Constantine.

Publisher: London: Seeley and Burnside

Type: Atlas Map

Obj Height cm: 33

Obj Width cm: 28

Scale 1: 85,000,000

Note: The European known Earth shown through clouds from the birth of Christ to the death of Constantine, A.D. 337. In full color from Scandinavia and Morocco to Korea.

Reference: cfP4139.

World Area: Asia ; Europe

Full Title: A.D. 337. At The Death Of Constantine. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London Published June 1828 by Seeley & Burnside 169 Fleet Street.

List No: 2839.009

Series No: 15

Engraver or Printer: Hall, Sidney

Publication Author: Quin, Edward

Pub Date: 1830

Pub Title: 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.

Pub Reference: cfP4139.

Pub 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."""

Pub List No: 2839.000

Pub Type: Historical Atlas

Pub Maps: 21

Pub Height cm: 42

Pub Width cm: 34

Image No: 2839009

Institution: Rumsey Collection

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