COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
W. & A.K. Johnston Limited
Date:
1839
Short Title:
Europe.
Publisher:
W. & A.K. Johnston
Publisher Location:
Edinburgh
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
21
Obj Width cm:
29
Scale 1:
20,000,000
Note:
Map of Europe and vicinity. Shows political boundaries, cities, routes, topography, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown pictorially. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a bar scale. With a statistical table featuring surface area, population, revenue and debt. Map is 21 x 29 cm, on sheet 27 x 35 cm. Hand-colored engraving. In second section of atlas, Modern maps.
World Area:
Europe
Full Title:
Europe. Edinburgh; W. & A.K. Johnston ; Glasgow; Robert Weir ; Lumsden & Son.
List No:
14296.017
Page No:
8
Series No:
17
Engraver or Printer:
W. & A.K. Johnston
Publication Author:
W. & A.K. Johnston Limited
Pub Date:
1839
Pub Title:
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.
Pub Note:
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.
Pub List No:
14296.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
47
Pub Height cm:
36
Pub Width cm:
28
Image No:
14296017.jp2
Authors:
W. & A.K. Johnston Limited
