Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: World as known to the ancients.
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Author:
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Smith, Philip, 1817-1885
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Author:
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Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
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Date:
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1842
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Short Title:
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World as known to the ancients.
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Publisher:
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Chapman and Hall
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Publisher Location:
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London
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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41
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Obj Width cm:
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65
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Scale 1:
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24,000,000
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Note:
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Engraved map on 2 sheets. Continental boundaries hand col. Relief shown by hachures. Includes geographic notes.
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World Area:
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Eastern Hemisphere
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World Area:
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World
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Subject:
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Classical
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Subject:
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Historical
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Full Title:
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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.
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List No:
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0890.003
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Page No:
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(5-6)
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Series No:
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8
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Engraver or Printer:
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J. & C. Walker
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Publication Author:
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Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
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Pub Date:
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1844
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Pub Title:
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Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 1. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, 1844.
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Pub Reference:
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Phillips, 794.
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Pub Note:
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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.
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Pub List No:
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0890.000
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Pub Type:
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World Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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207
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Pub Height cm:
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43
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Pub Width cm:
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37
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Image No:
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0890003
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Download 1:
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Download 2:
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Authors:
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Smith, Philip, 1817-1885; Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
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Collection:
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Rumsey Collection
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