COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Quin, Edward
Author:
Hughes, W.
Date:
1846
Short Title:
Twentieth period. A.D. 1783 to the greatest extension of the French Empire, A.D. 1811
Publisher:
Richard Griffin & Co.
Publisher:
Burnside & Seeley
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Timeline
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
67
Obj Width cm:
101
Scale 1:
90,000,000
Note:
Hand colored double hemisphere folded map of the world on sheet 67x101. Showing clouds at the North and South poles. Empires and countries identified by color. Map showing Political divisions from the independence of the United States of America, A.D. 1783 to the greatest extension of the French Empire, A.D. 1811. Includes explanations.
World Area:
World
Subject:
Data Visualization
Subject:
Historical
Full Title:
Twentieth period. A.D. 1783 to the greatest extension of the French Empire, A.D. 1811. Drawn & engraved by W. Hughes. London. Published by Seeley. Burnside & Seeley. 1846. (to accompany) An Historical Atlas: In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods ... New Edition. London And Glasgow: Richard Griffin And Company.
List No:
0743.079
Series No:
79
Publication Author:
Quin, Edward
Pub Date:
1856
Pub Title:
An Historical Atlas: In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods, Constructed Upon An Uniform Scale And Coloured According To The Political Changes Of Each Period. With an Historical Narrative By Edward Quin, M.A. ... Engraved By W. Hughes, F.R.G.S. New Edition. London And Glasgow: Richard Griffin And Company, Publishers To The University Of Glasgow.
Pub Note:
New Edition of maps and text in Quin's Historical Atlas, forming together a general view of universal history, from the creation (First period) to 1856 (22nd. period). Date estimated, based on the text. Maps are engraved by W. Hughes. Atlas is bound in half leather green cloth covered boards with "Historical Atlas. Quin" stamped in gilt on the spine. Maps show progressively receding cloud borders to indicate the expansion of geographical knowledge over time, hand colored and folded, most dated 1846. Includes index. See our 2839.000 for the 1830 first edition.
Pub List No:
0743.000
Pub Type:
Historical Atlas
Pub Maps:
21
Pub Height cm:
36
Pub Width cm:
30
Image No:
0743079.jp2
Authors:
Quin, Edward; Hughes, W.
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Twentieth period. A.D. 1783 to the greatest extension of the French Empire, A.D. 1811
