COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Afrique partie Sud.
Obj Height cm:
38
Obj Width cm:
52
Scale 1:
16,000,000
Note:
Relief shown by hachures. Routes of seven modern (1850-1874) explorers shown. Prime meridian Paris. Four scales.
Reference:
British Museum - World, p. 393.
Full Title:
Afrique Meridionale. (inset) Colonies Anglaises du Cap et de Natal avec les Republiques de Fleuve Orange et Transvaal. (insets) various islands and island groups. Atlas Universel en 67 feuilles No. 54.
List No:
4607.053
Page No:
54
Series No:
61
Pub Date:
1875
Pub Title:
Atlas Universel De Geographie Physique, Politique, Ancienne Et Moderne, Contenant Les Cartes Generales Et Particulieres De Toutes Les Parties Du Monde ... Dresse par A. Brue, Geographe. Nouvelle Edition Revue Par E. Levasseur ... Comprenant 66 Cartes Et 85 Cartouches Tenant Lieu D'Autant De Cartes. Intitut Geographique De Paris. Charles Delagrave, Editeur De La Societe De Geographie De Paris, 58, Rue Des Ecoles, 58. 1875 (on opposite) Paris. - J. Claye, Imprimeur, 7, Rue Saint-Benoit. - [1922]
Pub Reference:
British Museum - World, p. 393.
Pub Note:
The last edition seen of the Brue Atlas Universal which began in 1822. There is an attempt to improve the American maps from the 1866 edition, but they are still ridiculously outdated. Nonetheless, this is a handsome relic of what was once a great atlas. Full color.
Pub List No:
4607.000
Pub Maps:
66
Pub Height cm:
49
Pub Width cm:
35
Image No:
4607053
Publisher Location:
Paris
Publisher:
Institut Geographique de Paris
Type:
Atlas Map
Country:
Madagascar
Region:
Southern Africa
Engraver or Printer:
J. Claye
Publication Author:
Levasseur, E.
Publication Author:
Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Author:
Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
Author:
Levasseur, E.
Date:
1875
Afrique partie Sud.
