COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Bradford, Thomas G.
Date:
1838
Short Title:
British America
Publisher:
William D. Ticknor
Publisher:
Wiley & Long
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
20
Obj Width cm:
26
Scale 1:
11,500,000
Note:
Outline color map by administrative boundaries. Shows cities and towns, rivers, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians are Washington and London.
Reference:
Martin/Martin 31.
Country:
Canada
Full Title:
British America. (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:
2643.071
Page No:
64
Series No:
71
Engraver or Printer:
Tisdale, E.
Engraver or Printer:
Croome, W.
Engraver or Printer:
Boynton, G.W. & Co.
Engraver or Printer:
Andrews, J.
Publication Author:
Bradford, Thomas G.
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 Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
74
Pub Height cm:
33
Pub Width cm:
28
Image No:
2643071
Authors:
Bradford, Thomas G.
Link To Source
British America
