COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Fullarton, A. & Co.
Date:
1872
Short Title:
British North America. Sheet II, West.
Publisher:
A. Fullarton & Co.
Publisher Location:
London and Edinburgh
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
42
Obj Width cm:
53
Scale 1:
2,407,680
Note:
In full color with the railways shown in red.
Reference:
cf P838 (1862); M&B p182; Tooley Australia 659 (1872); NMM 521.
Country:
Canada
Subject:
Railroad
Full Title:
British North America. Sheet II, West. Canada with part of United States. Compiled by J. Hugh Johnson, F.R.G.S. XXXVII. Engraved at Stanford's Geographical Establishment, 6 Charing Cross, London. A. Fullarton & Co. Edinburgh, London & Dublin.
List No:
3007.038
Page No:
37
Series No:
44
Engraver or Printer:
Johnson, J. Hugh
Engraver or Printer:
Stanford's Geographical Establishment
Publication Author:
Fullarton, A. & Co.
Pub Date:
1872
Pub Title:
The Royal Illustrated Atlas, Of Modern Geography With An Introductory Notice By Dr. N. Shaw, Secretary To The Royal Geographical Society &c. A. Fullarton And Co. London And Edinburgh. (title page only) W.B. Scott. W. Holl.
Pub Reference:
cf P838 (1862); M&B p182; Tooley Australia 659 (1872); NMM 521.
Pub Note:
1st edition 1864; published in 27 parts 1854-62. The date of 1872 is estimated by the Australia map; all the maps are undated and probably date throughout the period 1864 to 1872: the North America map shows Colorado and Russian America while the United States map has no Colorado. The World maps show Alaska. This is the last highly decorative atlas published in England. Even the maps without views or figures are beautifully engraved and colored with a mixture of printed color and hand color. Swanston, Petermann, Bartholomew, Macnab and Johnson engraved the maps. The introduction by Shaw among other things lists important general atlases published over a long period. He lists only one United States atlas, Mitchell's Universal Atlas of 1853! The maps bear a superficial resemblance to Keith Johnston's Royal Atlas. Fullarton frequently gives the sources for his maps - for the United States maps he gives Calvin Smith and Tanner as sources. The atlas is bound in half leather dark green cloth covered boards with "The Royal Illustrated Atlas." stamped in gilt on the cover; the spine reads "Royal Illustrated Atlas" in gold.
Pub List No:
3007.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
76
Pub Height cm:
49
Pub Width cm:
35
Image No:
3007038
Authors:
Fullarton, A. & Co.
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
Link To Source
British North America. Sheet II, West.
