COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Text Page: Rivers
Obj Height cm:
25
Obj Width cm:
19
Note:
Text includes length of the rivers in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Also includes snow level, temperature, and limits of vegetation.
Reference:
Martin/Martin 31.
Full Title:
(Text Page to) Rivers. (to accompany) A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial. By T.G. Bradford. William D. Ticknor, Boston. Wiley & Long, New-York. Entered ... 1835, by Thos. G. Bradford ... Massachusetts.
List No:
2643.016
Page No:
16
Series No:
16
Pub Date:
1838
Pub Title:
A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial. By T.G. Bradford. William D. Ticknor, Boston. Wiley & Long, New-York. Entered ... 1835, by Thos. G. Bradford ... Massachusetts. (title page) Drawn by E. Tisdale, Landscapes by W. Croome. Eng. by J. Andrews.
Pub Reference:
Martin/Martin 31.
Pub Note:
Second edition. First Texas map in an atlas. Description of Texas is 2 pages, but Texas is not yet called a Republic. This edition has separate maps of North Carolina and Georgia, in addition to the map of both Carolinas and Georgia. Also, the previously combined Alabama and Mississippi, and Tennessee and Kentucky are separate maps in this edition. Dated 1838 on the cover label. May have been issued also in 1836 or 1837. Maps with hand painted outline color. Bound in half leather marbled paper covered boards with "Bradford's Comprehensive Atlas 1838. Containing About 100 Maps." printed on front label. Spine is stamped with "A Comprehensive Atlas. Geographical, Historical, Commercial."
Pub List No:
2643.000
Pub Maps:
74
Pub Height cm:
33
Pub Width cm:
28
Image No:
2643016
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
William D. Ticknor
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
Wiley & Long
Type:
Text Page
Subject:
Mountains/Rivers
Engraver or Printer:
Andrews, J.
Engraver or Printer:
Tisdale, E.
Engraver or Printer:
Croome, W.
Engraver or Printer:
Boynton, G.W. & Co.
Publication Author:
Bradford, Thomas G.
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Author:
Bradford, Thomas G.
Date:
1838
Text Page: Rivers
