The British Isles / by B. R. Davies
Map of the British Isles and vicinity. Shows political boundaries, counties, cities, railways (in use and under construction), topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands, submarine telegraph lines and distances. Relief shown with contour lines. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal l...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~342791~90111188 2024-09-09T19:28:24+00:00 The British Isles / by B. R. Davies drawn and engraved by B. R. Davies, 16 George Str. Euston Squ. E. Weller Lithogr. The dispatch atlas. London : published at the "Weekly Dispatch" Office, 139, Fleet Street, London, and sold by all booksellers and news agents. 1863. The British Isles. Weekly Dispatch Davies, B. R. Weller, Edward, 1819-1884 British Isles 1863 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 65 43 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~342791~90111188 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/199/14360009.jpg unknown Weekly Dispatch London 14360.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~342791~90111188 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/199/14360009.jpg 14360.009 World Atlas Atlas Map 1863 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-08-09T09:16:30Z Map of the British Isles and vicinity. Shows political boundaries, counties, cities, railways (in use and under construction), topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands, submarine telegraph lines and distances. Relief shown with contour lines. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a legend and two bar scales, given in British statute and geographical miles. Hand-colored lithograph. Map is 65 x 43 cm, on double sheet 69 x 48 cm. Plate number handwritten in ink at upper left corner of each sheet; "22/4/60" in pencil at bottom of sheet. Appears in Vol. I : British. The dispatch atlas, in two volumes: Vol. I : British and .Vol. II : Foreign. Published by the Weekly Dispatch, London, 1863. Includes a preface, directions for binding and a table of contents for both volumes, which lists the maps in order of appearance, with plate numbers handwritten beside map titles. Preface begins: The subscribers to the Weekly Dispatch have in this collection the most full and accurate survey of the world's surface that has yet been presented to the public in any single series. Both volumes bound in board covered in dark green linen, with spine and corners in calf. Gilded spine titles, as well as ornamentation on spines and front and back covers. With marbled end papers and gilded page edges. Collation: Volume I: [6] pages, 129 leaves of plates (some double); Volume II: 147 leaves of plates (some double). The work’s total 276 plates contain 300 maps. Each plate number handwritten in ink above map. First volume focuses on the British Isles, especially England. Second volume covers the larger globe, featuring Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, North America, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic. Maps show political boundaries, cities, fortresses, railways, roads, bridges, canals, ocean routes, topography, glaciers, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, shoals, islands and water depths. Maps of the Americas include territories of indigenous ... Map Arctic David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) Arctic Pacific New Zealand Weller ENVELOPE(50.667,50.667,-67.283,-67.283) |
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Map of the British Isles and vicinity. Shows political boundaries, counties, cities, railways (in use and under construction), topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands, submarine telegraph lines and distances. Relief shown with contour lines. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a legend and two bar scales, given in British statute and geographical miles. Hand-colored lithograph. Map is 65 x 43 cm, on double sheet 69 x 48 cm. Plate number handwritten in ink at upper left corner of each sheet; "22/4/60" in pencil at bottom of sheet. Appears in Vol. I : British. The dispatch atlas, in two volumes: Vol. I : British and .Vol. II : Foreign. Published by the Weekly Dispatch, London, 1863. Includes a preface, directions for binding and a table of contents for both volumes, which lists the maps in order of appearance, with plate numbers handwritten beside map titles. Preface begins: The subscribers to the Weekly Dispatch have in this collection the most full and accurate survey of the world's surface that has yet been presented to the public in any single series. Both volumes bound in board covered in dark green linen, with spine and corners in calf. Gilded spine titles, as well as ornamentation on spines and front and back covers. With marbled end papers and gilded page edges. Collation: Volume I: [6] pages, 129 leaves of plates (some double); Volume II: 147 leaves of plates (some double). The work’s total 276 plates contain 300 maps. Each plate number handwritten in ink above map. First volume focuses on the British Isles, especially England. Second volume covers the larger globe, featuring Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, North America, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic. Maps show political boundaries, cities, fortresses, railways, roads, bridges, canals, ocean routes, topography, glaciers, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, shoals, islands and water depths. Maps of the Americas include territories of indigenous ... |
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