Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Title: Atlas des ports étrangers (5).
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Author:
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France. Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes
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Author:
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École nationale des ponts et chaussées (France)
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Date:
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1889
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Short Title:
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Title: Atlas des ports étrangers (5).
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Publisher:
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Imprimerie nationale (France)
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Publisher Location:
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Paris
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Type:
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Title Page
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Obj Height cm:
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33
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Obj Width cm:
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25
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Note:
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Title page to fifth section of Atlas des ports étrangers, published in Paris, 1889. Title translates to: Atlas of foreign ports, fifth delivery. Includes statement of responsibility and imprint.
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Full Title:
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(Title Page to) Atlas des ports étrangers. Cinquième livraison. Ministère des Travaux Publics. École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. Service des Cartes et Plans. Paris. Imprimerie Nationale. MDCCCLXXXIX.
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List No:
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14306.116
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Series No:
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116
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Publication Author:
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France. Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes
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Publication Author:
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France. Direction des cartes, plans et archives et de la statistique graphique
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Pub Date:
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1890
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Pub Title:
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Atlas des ports étrangers. Ministère des Travaux Publics. Direction des Cartes, Plans et Archives et de la Statistique Graphique. Paris. Imprimerie Nationale. MDCCCLXXXIV.
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Pub Note:
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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.
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Pub List No:
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14306.000
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Pub Type:
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Thematic Atlas
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Pub Type:
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Chart Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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134
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Pub Height cm:
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34
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Pub Width cm:
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28
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Image No:
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14306116.jp2
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Authors:
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France. Ministère des travaux publics. Administration des routes; École nationale des ponts et chaussées (France)
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