Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: The world on Mercator's projection.
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Author:
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W. & A.K. Johnston Limited
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Date:
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1839
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Short Title:
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The world on Mercator's projection.
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Publisher:
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W. & A.K. Johnston
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Publisher Location:
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Edinburgh
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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29
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Obj Width cm:
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43
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Scale 1:
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90,000,000
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Note:
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Map of the world. Shows political boundaries, cities, routes, topography, deserts, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines. "Long. East from Greenwich." Map is 29 x 43 cm, on sheet 35 x 54 cm. Hand-colored engraving on double plate. In second section of atlas, Modern maps.
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World Area:
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World
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Full Title:
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The world on Mercator's projection. Edinburgh W. & A.K. Johnston ; Glasgow Robert Weir ; Lumsden & Son.
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List No:
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14296.016
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Page No:
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7
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Series No:
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16
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Engraver or Printer:
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W. & A.K. Johnston
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Publication Author:
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W. & A.K. Johnston Limited
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Pub Date:
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1839
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Pub Title:
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Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. The Edinburgh cabinet atlas comprising maps illustrating the modern geography of every country of the world and the most interesting portions of ancient geography; constructed from the latest & most authentic sources. Edinburgh, W. & A.K. Johnston Engravers & Printers to The Queen. Glasgow Robert Weir; Lumsden & Son: London, Whittaker & Co. Dublin, John Cumming: Paris J.P. Aillaud. 1839.
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Pub Note:
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Edinburgh cabinet atlas by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited, 1839. World atlas containing forty-five maps, as well as two comparative charts - one comparing mountain heights around the globe, and the other river lengths. Bound in black board with brown leather spine and corners. Front cover and spine both have gilded title. Collation: [1] leaf, [1-3], 4-9, [10-11], 12-13 pages, 1-45, [46-47] leaves. Includes an engraved title page, table of contents, a historical text and an index listing place names with coordinate points. Maps appear in two sections: Ancient maps and Modern maps, respectively. Geographic coverage spans Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Americas and Arctic regions, featuring the exploration routes of Arctic explorers. Maps show political boundaries, cities, routes, topography, deserts, drainage, coastlines and islands.
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Pub List No:
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14296.000
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Pub Type:
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World Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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47
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Pub Height cm:
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36
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Pub Width cm:
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28
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Image No:
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14296016.jp2
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Authors:
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W. & A.K. Johnston Limited
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