COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Kirkwood, Robert
Date:
1817
Short Title:
West Africa.
Publisher:
Robert Kirkwood
Publisher:
John Smith & Son
Publisher Location:
Glasgow
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
Glasgow
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
37
Obj Width cm:
30
Scale 1:
13,900,000
Reference:
None found; not in Phillips.
Region:
West Africa
Full Title:
West Africa.
List No:
2677.040
Page No:
38
Series No:
40
Engraver or Printer:
Robt. Kirkwood
Publication Author:
Kirkwood, Robert
Pub Date:
1817
Pub Title:
Kirkwood's General Atlas ... Constructed from the best Authorities extant. Published as the Act directs by Robt. Kirkwood, Engraver, Edinburgh, John Smith & Son, Booksellers, Glasgow, & Wm. Faden, London. 1817. (title page) R. Kirkwood Script. & Sculpt.
Pub Reference:
None found; not in Phillips.
Pub Note:
Rare atlas, also pub. by Wm. Faden & John Smith. Kirkwood engraved some of the maps for Thomson's General Atlas (Edinburgh, 1817), but we can find no record of this atlas in Phillips, Tooley, Jolly (1983-92) or anywhere else - except for a record of a sale in the Map Collector #42. Kirkwood used A. Arrowsmith's maps from Pinkerton's Geography as a base, and enlarged and filled in detail where he could. The result is striking: these maps are more than twice the size of Arrowsmith's and often carry considerably more detail. Outline color.
Pub List No:
2677.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
45
Pub Height cm:
33
Pub Width cm:
42
Image No:
2677040
Authors:
Kirkwood, Robert
Link To Source
West Africa.
