Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Contents: Hand-Atlas.

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Contents: Hand-Atlas.
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58
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71
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(Contents to) Allgemeiner Hand-Atlas der Erde und des Himmels nach den besten astronomischen Bestimmungen, neuesten Entdeckungen und kritischen Untersuchungen entworfen. Geographisches Institut in Weimar. (1856?)
List No: 
2077C
Series No: 
3
Pub Date: 
1856
Pub Title: 
Allgemeiner Hand-Atlas der Erde und des Himmels nach den besten astronomischen Bestimmungen, neuesten Entdeckungen und kritischen Untersuchungen entworfen. Geographisches Institut in Weimar. (1856?)
Pub Reference: 
Espenhorst, J. Andree, Stieler, Meyer & Co., p. 26. Cf. Phillips, 6107. Cf. Espenhorst, J. Petermann's planet, v. 1, p. 134-135.
Pub Note: 
Maps by C.F. Weiland, H. Kiepert. All maps engraved, dated variously from 1846 to 1856. This is a marvelous atlas, full of interesting details - the U.S. maps refer to "Utah Territory - Deseret." Most maps with outline color. Covers are half leather marbled paper covered boards with "Hand Atlas 70 Karten. Weimar Geographischen Institut" stamped in gilt on the spine.
Pub List No: 
2077.000
Pub Maps: 
70
Pub Height cm: 
59
Pub Width cm: 
40
Image No: 
2077C
Institution: 
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement: 
Copyright 2005
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Publisher Location: 
Weimar
Publisher: 
Weimar Geo Inst.
Type: 
Index Page
World Area: 
World
Publication Author: 
Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Germany)
Pub Type: 
World Atlas
Author: 
Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Germany)
Date: 
1856