Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Subscribers to Colton's American Atlas.
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Short Title:
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Subscribers to Colton's American Atlas.
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Obj Height cm:
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19
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Obj Width cm:
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24
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Note:
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Publishers' Condition describes the way the atlas will look and the costs given the style of binding. The subscription list begins with Jared Sparks, the President of Harvard, who chose to purchase one Atlas of the World.
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Reference:
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see Map Collector 57, pp. 22-26.
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Full Title:
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Subscribers to Colton's American Atlas and Atlas of The World. New York: J.H. Colton and Company. London: Trubner and Company. (Leather bound subscription book issued by Colton for his salesmen).
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List No:
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2525C
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Series No:
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3
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Pub Date:
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1854
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Pub Title:
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Subscribers to Colton's American Atlas and Atlas of The World. New York: J.H. Colton and Company. London: Trubner and Company. (Leather bound subscription book issued by Colton for his salesmen).
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Pub Reference:
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see Map Collector 57, pp. 22-26.
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Pub Note:
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J.C. French's subscription book, Cambridge, Mass. Jared Sparks (President of Harvard) is the first subscriber, followed by C.S. Cartee, and other eminent men. This book reveals that the Atlas was published in 27 parts starting in 1854, and was still available in parts in 1855 (see news articles in rear). Prices, bindings, coloring detailed. Apparently the atlas was only available by subscription in 1854, 55, 56, and part of 57. The list ends in 1857, perhaps indicating that the marketing changed, or that Mr. French went on to other pursuits. Book bound in full red leather with "Colton's Atlas" in gilt on cover.
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Pub List No:
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2525.000
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Pub Height cm:
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19
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Pub Width cm:
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12
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Image No:
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2525C
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Institution:
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Rumsey Collection
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Ownership Statement:
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Copyright 1998
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Download 1:
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Download 2:
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Publisher Location:
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New York
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Publisher:
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J.H. Colton & Co.
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Type:
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Text Page
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State/Province:
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Massachusetts
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City:
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Boston (Mass.)
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City:
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Cambridge (Mass.)
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Subject:
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Advertising
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Publication Author:
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Colton, J. H.
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Pub Type:
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Ephemera
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Author:
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Colton, J. H.
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Date:
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1854
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