COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Quin, Edward
Author:
Hughes, W.
Date:
1856
Short Title:
Sixth period : B.C. 301. The Partition Of The Empire Of Alexander
Publisher:
Richard Griffin & Co.
Publisher:
Burnside & Seeley
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Timeline
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
34
Obj Width cm:
52
Scale 1:
85,000,000
Note:
Hand colored map on sheet 34x52. Showing the extent of the Alexander Empire through the clouds. Alexander Empire shown in blue. Includes explanation.
Region:
Asia Minor
Subject:
Data Visualization
Subject:
Historical
Full Title:
Sixth period : B.C. 301. The Partition Of The Empire Of Alexander. Drawn & engraved by W. Hughes. Richard Griffin And Co. London. Printed by Gilmour & Dean, Glasgow. (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:
0743.021
Series No:
21
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:
0743021.jp2
Authors:
Quin, Edward; Hughes, W.
Link To Source
Sixth period : B.C. 301. The Partition Of The Empire Of Alexander
