COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection.
Obj Height cm:
25
Obj Width cm:
28
Scale 1:
160,000,000
Note:
Indicated as embossed in the Table of Contents; it is not. No raised relief. British colonies and ports highlighted.
Reference:
P3352; British Museum World p739.
Full Title:
Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection. W. Swan Sonnenschein & Allen's Plastic School Atlas. (insets) Heligoland, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Gulf of Aden, and Hong Kong.
List No:
2490.006
Page No:
1
Series No:
6
Pub Date:
1880
Pub Title:
Sonnenschein & Allen's Royal Relief Atlas of All Parts of the World. Consisting of 31 Maps, With Physical, Political, and Statistical Descriptions facing each Map. London: W. Swan Sonnenschein and Allen, Paternoster Square.
Pub Reference:
P3352; British Museum World p739.
Pub Note:
Raised relief maps. First edition, followed by editions in (1881) and 1885. Similar (perhaps copied from) to Woldermann's relief atlas in German. Phillips attributes this to G.P. Bevan.
Pub List No:
2490.000
Pub Maps:
31
Pub Height cm:
31
Pub Width cm:
26
Image No:
2490006
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
Sonnenschein & Allen
Type:
Atlas Map
World Area:
World
Subject:
Physical
Publication Author:
Sonnenschein, W. Swan
Publication Author:
Allen
Publication Author:
Bevan, G.P.
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Author:
Sonnenschein, W. Swan
Author:
Allen
Author:
Bevan, G.P.
Date:
1880
Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection.
