COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Alison, Archibald, Sir, bart., 1792-1862
Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith 1804-1871
Date:
1789
Short Title:
Paris at the outbreak of the French revolution. 1789
Publisher:
London : William Blackwood and Son
Publisher Location:
Edinburgh
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
16
Obj Width cm:
20
Scale 1:
40,000
Note:
Engraved hand colored map, with inset of Environs of Paris. Shows places of interest in red and parks, bridges gardens, squares in green. In lower right illustration of the Bastille. In lower right margin: W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinr. Includes explanation.
Country:
France
City:
Paris (France)
Subject:
Military
Subject:
Historical
Full Title:
Paris at the outbreak of the French revolution. 1789. A.K. Johnston F.R.G.S. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. (to accompany) Atlas to Alison's history of Europe ... MDCCCLII (1852).
List No:
13200.015
Page No:
3
Series No:
15
Publication Author:
Alison, Archibald, Sir, bart., 1792-1862
Publication Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith 1804-1871
Pub Date:
1852
Pub Title:
Atlas to Alison's history of Europe : constructed and arranged under the direction of Sir Archibald Alison, by Alex Keith Johnston, with a concise vocabulary of military and marine terms. Library edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. MDCCCLII (1852).
Pub Note:
Atlas to accompany Alison's History of Europe: from the commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the restoration of the Bourbons in 1815. Atlas consists of a series of maps and plans that cover major military engagements during the French Revolution. Complete with 108 maps and plans, a frontispiece on military symbols and fortifications, and a glossary of military and marine terms. Maps engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston under the direction of Sir Archibald Alison. The maps cover Europe and her colonies in America, Africa and India. Bound in half calf over marbled-paper boards, with gilt-blocked label "Alison's history of Europe, Atlas" on spine.
Pub List No:
13200.000
Pub Type:
Military Atlas
Pub Maps:
108
Pub Height cm:
23
Pub Width cm:
29
Image No:
13200015.jp2
Authors:
Alison, Archibald, Sir, bart., 1792-1862; Johnston, Alexander Keith 1804-1871
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Paris at the outbreak of the French revolution. 1789
