COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Duval, Henri (Henri Louis Nicolas), 1783-1854
Date:
1839
Short Title:
Text: Tableau des religions modernes et des différentes sectes religieuses.
Publisher:
Terzuolo
Publisher Location:
Paris
Type:
Text Page
Obj Height cm:
42
Obj Width cm:
61
Note:
Historical text on modern religions around the world. Title translates to: Table of modern religions and different religious sects. With addresses in top corners: L'Auteur, Rue des Martyrs, no 23, Chaussée-d'Antin -- Adopté pour les maisons Royles d'Éducation de la Légion-d'Honneur. In second section: Histoire et géographie modernes [= Modern history and geography].
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Religion
Full Title:
(Text Page to) Tableau des religions modernes et des différentes sectes religieuses. Par Henri Duval, Chevalier de la Légion-d'Honneur; Professeur d'Histoire, de Géographie, de Belles-Lettres, etc., etc. Delloye, Libraire, Place de la Bourse, No 13. Tous les Exemplaires ont le Timbre de l'Auteur. Imprimerie de Terzuolo, Successeur de M. Plassan, Rue de Vaugirard, No 11.
List No:
14254.042
Page No:
36
Series No:
42
Publication Author:
Duval, Henri (Henri Louis Nicolas), 1783-1854
Pub Date:
1839
Pub Title:
Atlas universel des sciences, par Henri Duval, Chevalier de la Légion-d'Honneur; Professeur d'Histoire, de Géographie, de Belles-Lettres, etc., etc. Adopté par le Conseil Royal de l'Instruction Publique pour les Établissements Universitaires, et par let Grand Chancelier pour les Maisons royales d'Éducation de la Légion-d'Honneur. Paris. Terzuolo, Imprimeur-Libraire, Rue Madame, No 30. MDCCCXXXIX.
Pub Note:
Henri Duval’s scientific world atlas, Atlas universel des sciences, published in Paris in 1839. Title translates to: Universal atlas of sciences. Bound in pinkish board with a vellum spine. Authorship and title gilded on spine. Collation: [8] pages, 50 double leaves of plates. Contains 33 engraved, hand-colored maps, as well as 11 engraved views (7 in color; 4 in black and white). Geographic coverage extends to the entire globe, with one world map and others representing the Eastern Hemisphere, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania and the North Pole. Also features Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, the Papal States, the Holy Land, the Middle East, the Empire of the Caliphs, the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. Maps show political boundaries, topography, rivers, coastlines, and routes of travel. The views represent a range of scientific fields, including mountain heights, meteorology, astrology, zoology (mammals, birds, insects) and botany (flowers, fruits, herbs), as well as mechanics, artistic methods (linear drawing and perspective), and linguistics. Maps and views are accompanied by descriptive texts in the margins, which are color-coded in association with areas represented. Maps also include genealogies of rulers, lists of famous people, and chronologies for historical events. Atlas includes a dedication, introduction, and table of contents listing maps with corresponding leaf numbers.
Pub List No:
14254.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
33
Pub Height cm:
43
Pub Width cm:
32
Image No:
14254042.jp2
Authors:
Duval, Henri (Henri Louis Nicolas), 1783-1854
