COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Smith, Philip, 1817-1885
Author:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Date:
1842
Short Title:
World as known to the ancients.
Publisher:
Chapman and Hall
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
41
Obj Width cm:
65
Scale 1:
24,000,000
Note:
Engraved map on 2 sheets. Continental boundaries hand col. Relief shown by hachures. Includes geographic notes.
World Area:
Eastern Hemisphere
World Area:
World
Subject:
Classical
Subject:
Historical
Full Title:
The world as known to the ancients. (Published by and under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 59 Lincoln's Inn Fields). J. & C. Walker sculpt. Drawn by Revd. Philip Smith. Published by Chapman and Hall, 1842.
List No:
0890.003
Page No:
(5-6)
Series No:
8
Engraver or Printer:
J. & C. Walker
Publication Author:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Pub Date:
1844
Pub Title:
Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 1. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, 1844.
Pub Reference:
Phillips, 794.
Pub Note:
The SDUK, as the Society was known, produced inexpensive maps to encourage broad use in education. The maps in these two volumes were issued in parts over several years. The city plans are of particular interest, with vignettes and great detail. The gnomonic star maps were issued separately in this edition in their own covers. This is the second edition, the first being by Baldwin and Cradock, with the maps issued in numbers and later bound as a set. Rumsey Collection copy originally issued without the 6 "World on a gnomonic projection" maps; copies of them have been laid in. Atlas is bound in half leather dark brown cloth covered boards with "Maps. Vol. 1," "Maps. Vol. 2" stamped in gold on the spines. Maps with outline color; geological map of England and Wales hand colored in full color.
Pub List No:
0890.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
207
Pub Height cm:
43
Pub Width cm:
37
Image No:
0890003
Authors:
Smith, Philip, 1817-1885; Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
