COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Covers: The Family Atlas.
Obj Height cm:
46
Obj Width cm:
40
Note:
Atlas is bound in half leather brown cloth covered boards wtih "The Useful Knowledge Society's Family Atlas" and the Society's seal stamped in gilt; the spine reads "Family Atlas." Page edges gilt.
Reference:
cf P3559.
Full Title:
(Covers to) The Family Atlas Containing Eighty Maps, Constructed By Eminent Geographers, And Engraved On Steel, Under The Superintendence Of The Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, Including The Geological Map Of England And Wales, By Sir I. Murchison, F.R.S., The Star Maps By Sir John Lubbock, Bart. And The Plans Of London And Paris, With The New Discoveries And Other Improvements To The Latest Date. And An Alphabetical Index. London: Edward Stanford, 6, Charing Cross. 1865.
List No:
2326.001
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1865
Pub Title:
The Family Atlas Containing Eighty Maps, Constructed By Eminent Geographers, And Engraved On Steel, Under The Superintendence Of The Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, Including The Geological Map Of England And Wales, By Sir I. Murchison, F.R.S., The Star Maps By Sir John Lubbock, Bart. And The Plans Of London And Paris, With The New Discoveries And Other Improvements To The Latest Date. And An Alphabetical Index. London: Edward Stanford, 6, Charing Cross. 1865.
Pub Reference:
cf P3559.
Pub Note:
Hand colored; Geological map of England; star maps. Very interesting atlas. Has a map showing the U.S./Canadian border dispute around the San Juan Islands in Washington State. Relief in hachures. Tabs for each map section.
Pub List No:
2326.000
Pub Maps:
76
Pub Height cm:
46
Pub Width cm:
40
Image No:
2326001
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
Edward Stanford
Type:
Covers
Engraver or Printer:
J. & C. Walker
Engraver or Printer:
Murchison, I.
Engraver or Printer:
Lubbock, John
Engraver or Printer:
Smith, Philip
Engraver or Printer:
Woodward, S.P.
Engraver or Printer:
Key, T. Hewett
Engraver or Printer:
Keller, Raymond &c.
Engraver or Printer:
Orgiazzi, Dalbe, Stucchi
Engraver or Printer:
Smyth, Beaupre, Lopez
Engraver or Printer:
Schroetter, Fallon
Engraver or Printer:
Raglovich, Keller, Fallon
Engraver or Printer:
Le Coq, Anton, Klein, Coulon
Publication Author:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Author:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Date:
1865
Covers: The Family Atlas.
