COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
Date:
1817
Short Title:
Composite: Germany
Publisher:
A. Constable & Co.
Publisher:
Longman & Compy
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Composite Map
Obj Height cm:
52
Obj Width cm:
42
Scale 1:
2,800,000
Note:
A composite of the four sheet maps of Germany
Country:
Germany
Full Title:
(Composite of) Germany
List No:
5960.058
Page No:
XIII
Series No:
19
Engraver or Printer:
Corbould, H.
Engraver or Printer:
Heath, Chas.
Engraver or Printer:
Hall, S.
Engraver or Printer:
Thomson & Hall.
Publication Author:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
Pub Date:
1817
Pub Title:
A New General Atlas, Constructed from the latest Authorities, By A. Arrowsmith, Hydrographer to the Prince Regent, Exhibiting The Boundaries And Divisions, Also The Chains of Mountains and other Geographical Features Of All The Known Countries In The World; Comprehended In Fifty Three Maps From Original Drawings. Edinburgh, Published, 1817 by A. Constable & Co. And By Longman & Compy., London. (title page only) Hy. Corbould delt. Chas. Heath sculpt. Sidy. Hall script. Bury Stt. Bloomsby.
Pub Note:
First edition of Arrowsmith atlas published in 1817. This complete atlas features index and 53 copperplate maps, drawn by Arrowsmith and engraved by Sidney Hall, with a few engraved by Thomson in collaboration with Hall. The maps include two world, 29 related to Europe and Scandinavia, 16 on Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and six related to the Americas. The United States map shows Georgia extending from the coast to the Mississippi River. The area west of the Mississippi is blank and labeled Louisiana. Engraved title page has Atlas holding the globe above two putti, one sailing a dingy, the other engaged in cartographic studies with a globe, map and dividers. Hardbound with marbled paper and original paper label printed with "Arrowsmith's New General Atlas Comprehended in Fifty three Maps From Original Drawings. Price L 2,12,6. coloured". Black leather spine has a label embossed with "Atlas (18)17" in gilt. Maps have original outline color, with many tissue guards still in place.
Pub List No:
5960.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
53
Pub Height cm:
30
Pub Width cm:
25
Image No:
5960058
Authors:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
Link To Source
Composite: Germany
