COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Young, J.
Date:
1778
Short Title:
Asia
Publisher:
John Ainslie
Publisher Location:
Edinburgh,London
Publisher:
William Faden
Publisher Location:
Edinburgh,London
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
24
Obj Width cm:
27
Scale 1:
35,000,000
Note:
Engraved hand color double page outline map. Shows political boundaries, rivers, lakes, and mountains. Relief shown pictorially.
Reference:
Brit. Museum Sup. p1372.
World Area:
Asia
Subject:
School
Full Title:
Asia from the best authorities. By J. Young Geogr. Published as the Act directs 1st July 1778. (to accompany) A New Atlas Or a Compleat (sic) Set of Maps Representing the different Empires, Kingdoms & States of the Known World Including all the Modern Discoveries, By J. Young, A.M.
List No:
2226.020
Page No:
18
Series No:
20
Publication Author:
Young, J.
Pub Date:
1778
Pub Title:
A New Atlas Or a Compleat (sic) Set of Maps Representing the different Empires, Kingdoms & States of the Known World Including all the Modern Discoveries, By J. Young, A.M.
Pub Reference:
Brit. Museum Sup. p1372.
Pub Note:
No publisher or date on title page - British Museum entry and Tooley Dictionary of mapmakers indicating Edinburgh, John Ainslie, and London, W. Faden. An unusual atlas of keyed outline maps for students, very elegantly drawn. It may be related to Faden's Geographical Exercises of 1777. The British Museum copy is dated 1782, with the maps dated 1st Jan. 1782, which is four years later than this copy. This atlas is dated by the maps, which each read "Published as the Act directs 1st July 1778." It would be interesting to know how the British Museum knew that Ainslie and Faden published this. Young's Atlas, representing 23 outline hand colored maps of the continents, countries, kingdoms and empires, showing political and administrative divisions, some place names, rivers, lakes and mountains. Relief shown pictorially. Bound in quarter leather reddish marbled paper covered boards with the title on the spine reading "Young's Atlas."
Pub List No:
2226.000
Pub Type:
School Atlas
Pub Maps:
23
Pub Height cm:
32
Pub Width cm:
25
Image No:
2226020.jp2
Authors:
Young, J.
