COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Dominion of Canada 12
Obj Height cm:
32
Obj Width cm:
50
Scale 1:
13,500,000
Note:
Color map on 2 sheets. Shows states, territories, major cities, rivers, mountains, roads, railways, principal steam routes and distances from place to place. Includes " Divisional maps". Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Prime meridian is Greenwich.
Reference:
P969.
Full Title:
Dominion of Canada. Copyright 1891 by Appleton & Co. (inset) Vancouver Island. (to accompany) The Library Atlas Of Modern Geography ... New York, D. Appleton And Company 1892. (on upper margin) Canada 12.
List No:
0026.019
Page No:
12
Series No:
19
Pub Date:
1892
Pub Title:
The Library Atlas Of Modern Geography ... With A Full Gazetteer And Indexes And An Illustrated Descriptive Text Based On The Results Of The Latest Censuses. New York, D. Appleton And Company 1892. (on verso) Copyright, 1892, By D. Appleton And Company.
Pub Reference:
P969.
Pub Note:
Uncommon atlas has 60 double-page and 43 single-page maps in full, printed color. Each of the maps is followed by several pages of descriptive text that are decorated with beautifully engraved, uncolored views of well known buildings, local scenery or famous events. A pastedown label inside the front cover describes the "Patent Thumb Index"- a new and much easier way to navigate this atlas' impressive amount of content. Also includes a brilliantly colored, double-page display of the Flags of Various Nations. U.S. maps by Matthews-Northrup; extensive city maps. Same engravers did the Century Atlas. Bound in half leather dark brown cloth covered boards with "Appletons' Atlas Of Modern Geography" stamped on the front cover and spine in gilt.
Pub List No:
0026.000
Pub Maps:
103
Pub Height cm:
36
Pub Width cm:
30
Image No:
0026019
Publisher Location:
NewYork
Publisher:
D. Appleton & Co.
Type:
Atlas Map
Country:
Canada
Engraver or Printer:
Matthews-Northrup Co.
Publication Author:
Appleton, D. & Co.
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Author:
Appleton, D. & Co.
Date:
1891
Dominion of Canada 12
