COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Quin, Edward
Author:
Hughs, W.
Date:
1856
Short Title:
First period : B.C. 2348. The Deluge
Publisher:
Richard Griffin & Co.
Publisher:
Burnside & Seeley
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Timeline
Obj Height cm:
34
Obj Width cm:
52
Scale 1:
90,000,000
Note:
Hand colored map on sheet 34x52. Showing Eden shown through the clouds with Mt. Ararat and the Land of Nod.
Country:
Turkey
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
First period : B.C. 2348. The Deluge. Drawn & engraved by W. Hughes. London. Published by Seeley. Burnside & Seeley. 1846. (to accompany) An Historical Atlas: In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods ... New Edition. London And Glasgow: Richard Griffin And Company.
List No:
0743.006
Series No:
6
Engraver or Printer:
Hughes, W.
Publication Author:
Quin, Edward
Pub Date:
1856
Pub Title:
An Historical Atlas: In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods, Constructed Upon An Uniform Scale And Coloured According To The Political Changes Of Each Period. With an Historical Narrative By Edward Quin, M.A. ... Engraved By W. Hughes, F.R.G.S. New Edition. London And Glasgow: Richard Griffin And Company, Publishers To The University Of Glasgow.
Pub Note:
New Edition of maps and text in Quin's Historical Atlas, forming together a general view of universal history, from the creation (First period) to 1856 (22nd. period). Date estimated, based on the text. Maps are engraved by W. Hughes. Atlas is bound in half leather green cloth covered boards with "Historical Atlas. Quin" stamped in gilt on the spine. Maps show progressively receding cloud borders to indicate the expansion of geographical knowledge over time, hand colored and folded, most dated 1846. Includes index. See our 2839.000 for the 1830 first edition.
Pub List No:
0743.000
Pub Type:
Historical Atlas
Pub Maps:
21
Pub Height cm:
36
Pub Width cm:
30
Image No:
0743006.jp2
Authors:
Quin, Edward; Hughs, W.
Link To Source
First period : B.C. 2348. The Deluge
