COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Selves, Henry Antoine Auguste
Author:
France. Conseil Royal de l'instruction publique
Date:
1823
Short Title:
Carte des Iles Britanniques
Publisher:
Selves Fils
Publisher Location:
Paris
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
43
Obj Width cm:
33
Scale 1:
4,800,000
Note:
Hand colored double page map of British Isles. Shows political and administrative divisions, capitals, major cities, villages, rivers and mountains. Relief shown by hachures.
Country:
England
Country:
Ireland
Country:
Scotland
Region:
British Isles
Full Title:
Carte des Iles Britanniques : dressee pour l'usage des Colleges. 1823. A Paris. Impr.ie de Selves fils., lithographe de l'Universite. (to accompany) Atlas geographique ... 3eme partie, Geographie moderne actuelle ... 1823.
List No:
13006.018
Page No:
14
Series No:
18
Publication Author:
Selves, Henry Antoine Auguste
Publication Author:
France. Conseil Royal de l'instruction publique
Pub Date:
1823
Pub Title:
Atlas geographique dresse sous la direction du Conseil Royal de l'instruction publique pour l'usage des colleges. Ouvrage adopte pour l'enseignement public. 3eme partie, Geographie moderne actuelle. A Paris : Imprimerie de Selves fils, lithographe de l'Universite. 1823.
Pub Note:
Third part of the atlas of Selves, devoted to modern Geography. Published in 4 parts: I. Geographie ancienne ; II. Geographie du moyen age ; III-IV. Ǵographie moderne actuelle. Part 3 created under the direction of the Royal Council of Public Instruction, for the use of colleges. Contains lithographed title page, 33 maps dated 1822-1869, hand-colored lithographed double page and some folded maps, black and white views and Distance chart. Some maps mounted on linen. Extra maps and views are pasted in. Includes 16 maps of the world, mostly of Europe a map of North America, showing the U.S. after the Louisiana Purchase and an extended Mexico going far north to Oregon. Modern-day Texas is shown mostly as part of Mexico with some of the northern portion belonging to the U.S. 17 maps, distance chart and views have been added to the atlas. Maps are bound in half leather light brown marbled paper-covered boards. Quarter bound with medium brown leather.
Pub List No:
13006.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
36
Pub Height cm:
40
Pub Width cm:
28
Image No:
13006018.jp2
Authors:
Selves, Henry Antoine Auguste; France. Conseil Royal de l'instruction publique
Link To Source
Carte des Iles Britanniques
