COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Cover: Atlas general.
Obj Height cm:
79
Obj Width cm:
46
Note:
Maps dated 1743-71. Most of D'Anville's atlases were made up for the individual customer, so it appears that no two are alike. Many of the maps are multisheet maps that have here been joined, so the actual map sheet count is about 45. This set is accompanied by a printed list of "Cartes Geographiques de M. D'Anville" with the maps numbered 1-38 in ms, corresponding to the maps in the atlas. This sheet also lists "Ouvrages par ecrit, et qui ont ete imprimes." One of the listed books is dated 1777. D'Anville's maps have a clarity and directness that is very "modern." He read widely, and incorporated the best available geographic knowledge into his work. The English and others copied from his maps extensively. Many of the maps were missing when we acquired this atlas, and have been added subsequently. Maps stored, some bound, in a binding with half leather and cloth ties. "Atlas" printed on the spine.
Reference:
cf P571, 572, 599; NMM 200.
Full Title:
(Covers to) (Atlas general) (Paris : Sr. D'Anville, 1771?)
List No:
2603A
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1771
Pub Title:
(Atlas general)
Pub Reference:
cf P571, 572, 599; NMM 200.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
2603.000
Pub Maps:
45
Pub Height cm:
79
Pub Width cm:
46
Image No:
2603A
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 2005
Publisher Location:
Paris
Publisher:
J.B.B. D'Anville.
Type:
Covers
World Area:
World
Publication Author:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Author:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782
Date:
1771
Cover: Atlas general.
