COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
France. Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes
Author:
France. Direction des cartes, plans et archives et de la statistique graphique
Author:
École nationale des ponts et chaussées (France)
Date:
1882
Short Title:
Québec. (1882).
Publisher:
Imprimerie nationale (France)
Publisher Location:
Paris
Type:
Atlas Map
Type:
Chart Map
Obj Height cm:
27
Obj Width cm:
20
Scale 1:
20,000
Note:
Map showing the port of Québec, Canada, in 1882. Features topography, railways, streets, bridges, drainage and docks. Relief shown with hachures. Includes a bar scale and compass rose, with north oriented toward left of sheet. Descriptive text throughout. Lithograph in black, white and blue. With inset map: [Riv. Saint Laurent]. Together, maps are 27 x 20 cm, on sheet 33 x 25 cm. Appears in Quatrième livraison.
City:
Québec (Québec)
Region:
Saint Lawrence River
Subject:
Nautical Charts
Full Title:
Québec. (1882). 4e Série. Pl. I. Ministère des Travaux Publics. Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées. Lith. A. Simon, 13, R. du Val-de-Grâce. Paris.
List No:
14306.091
Page No:
I
Series No:
91
Engraver or Printer:
Simon, A.
Publication Author:
France. Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes
Publication Author:
France. Direction des cartes, plans et archives et de la statistique graphique
Pub Date:
1890
Pub Title:
Atlas des ports étrangers. Ministère des Travaux Publics. Direction des Cartes, Plans et Archives et de la Statistique Graphique. Paris. Imprimerie Nationale. MDCCCLXXXIV.
Pub Note:
Atlas des ports étrangers, published in Paris by the French Ministère des travaux publics, Administration des routes [= Ministry of Public Works, Road Administration], 1890. Title translates to: Atlas of foreign ports. Collation: [VIII] pages, XXV plates, [8] pages, XXIV plates, [6] pages, XXV plates, [6] pages, XXIV plates, [6] pages, XXIII plates, [6] pages, XIII plates. Comprised of Première through Sixième deliveries (i.e., first-sixth) dated 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889 and 1890. Each delivery introduced by a half title page, full title page and table of contents; first and second deliveries also include introductory text. Volume contains 134 lithographed plates, in color, with 175 maps and 11 views. Maps show ports around the world, featuring topography, vegetation, parks, railways, streets, bridges, canals, drainage, islands, docks and soundings, with depths given in meters. Relief shown with hachures. Some maps provide insets showing the greater vicinity of the area. Certain ports appear in multiple deliveries, therefore showing port developments over time, such as Anvers [Antwerp], depicted in both 1883 and 1886. Certain maps in the second delivery also utilize data visualization to compare imports to France from other nations. All together, atlas presents a valuable survey of international ports from the late-nineteenth century.
Pub List No:
14306.000
Pub Type:
Thematic Atlas
Pub Type:
Chart Atlas
Pub Maps:
134
Pub Height cm:
34
Pub Width cm:
28
Image No:
14306091.jp2
Authors:
France. Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes; France. Direction des cartes, plans et archives et de la statistique graphique; École nationale des ponts et chaussées (France)
Link To Source
Québec. (1882).
