COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Bradford, Thomas G.
Date:
1838
Short Title:
Athens. Rome. Jerusalem and vicinity. Peninsula of Mt. Sinai
Publisher:
William D. Ticknor
Publisher:
Wiley & Long
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
26
Obj Width cm:
20
Scale 1:
Variable
Note:
Four uncolored maps on one page. Some maps showing monuments and major buildings, with reference. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures.
Reference:
Martin/Martin 31.
Country:
Egypt
Country:
Greece
Country:
Israel
Country:
Italy
Full Title:
Athens. (inset) Acropolis of Athens. Rome. Jerusalem and vicinity. Peninsula of Mt. Sinai. (to accompany) A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial. By T.G. Bradford. Boston: American Stationers' Company. Entered ... 1835, by Thos. G. Bradford ... Massachusetts.
List No:
2643.184
Page No:
175
Series No:
184
Engraver or Printer:
Andrews, J.
Engraver or Printer:
Tisdale, E.
Engraver or Printer:
Croome, W.
Engraver or Printer:
Boynton, G.W. & Co.
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:
2643184
Authors:
Bradford, Thomas G.
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Athens. Rome. Jerusalem and vicinity. Peninsula of Mt. Sinai
