COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Woodbridge, William C.
Date:
1824
Short Title:
Africa
Publisher:
Oliver D. Cooke & Sons
Publisher Location:
Hartford
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
25
Obj Width cm:
33
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
Full color map. Relief shown by hachures. Includes References to: European Settlements, Missionary Stations, Cities, Capitals, Large and Small towns, Figures 1,2,3, refer to Classes. Bound in quarter leather tan boards with the above title, the table of contents and a decorative border printed in black. Prime meridian is Greenwich.
Reference:
P337.
World Area:
Africa
Subject:
School
Full Title:
Africa. Engraved by A. Willard & J.W. Barber. Entered ... 1821, by William.C. Woodbridge ... Connecticut. (inset) Australia. (to accompany) Modern Atlas On A New Plan; To Accompany The System Of Universal Geography, By William Channing Woodbridge ... Exhibiting In Connection With The Outlines Of Countries, The Prevailing Religions, Forms Of Government, And Degrees Of Civilization; The Comparative Size Of Towns, Rivers And Mountains; And The Climates And Productions Of The Earth ... District Of Connecticut, ss. Be It Remembered, That on the twenty-second day of June, in the forty-eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America, William Channing Woodbridge ... and Emma Willard ... have deposited in this Office the title of a book ... Charles A. Ingersoll, Clerk of the District of Connecticut. Hartford: Oliver D. Cooke & Sons, Publishers.
List No:
4602.013
Series No:
13
Engraver or Printer:
Willard, A.
Engraver or Printer:
Barber, J.W.
Engraver or Printer:
Roberts & Burr.
Publication Author:
Woodbridge, William C.
Pub Date:
1824
Pub Title:
Modern Atlas On A New Plan; To Accompany The System Of Universal Geography, By William Channing Woodbridge ... Exhibiting In Connection With The Outlines Of Countries, The Prevailing Religions, Forms Of Government, And Degrees Of Civilization; The Comparative Size Of Towns, Rivers And Mountains; And The Climates And Productions Of The Earth ... District Of Connecticut, ss. Be It Remembered, That on the twenty-second day of June, in the forty-eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America, William Channing Woodbridge ... and Emma Willard ... have deposited in this Office the title of a book ... Charles A. Ingersoll, Clerk of the District of Connecticut. Hartford: Oliver D. Cooke & Sons, Publishers.
Pub Reference:
P337.
Pub Note:
This is the first edition of Woodbridge's Modern Atlas, issued the same year as the text book. Early issues (pre 1830) of Woodbridge's Modern Atlas are seldom seen. This is an exceptionally fine copy. The maps are copyrighted 1821. Publication date, estimated. Maps are hand painted in full color are without color, and bound in quarter leather tan boards with the above title, the table of contents and a decorative border printed in black.
Pub List No:
4602.000
Pub Type:
School Atlas
Pub Maps:
9
Pub Height cm:
33
Pub Width cm:
27
Image No:
4602013
Authors:
Woodbridge, William C.
Link To Source
Africa
