Nord America entworfen und gezeichnet von C. F. Weiland. Weimar, im Verlag des Geograph. Instituts, 1828.
Map of North America, as of 1828. Shows political boundaries (including European colonies), cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown with hachures. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a legend and four bar scales. Indexed to indicate pla...
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Verlag des Geographischen Instituts
1828
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| Summary: | Map of North America, as of 1828. Shows political boundaries (including European colonies), cities, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown with hachures. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a legend and four bar scales. Indexed to indicate place names. With inset map: Meer von Kamtschatka. Hand-colored engraving. Map is 35 x 33 cm, on sheet 57 x 45 cm. (Plate number taken from table of contents.) Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde zunächst für Bürgerschulen und Zeitungsleser bestimmt by Carl Ferdinand Weiland; published in Weimar, 1829. (Date inferred based upon date of latest map within atlas.) Title translates to: General hand-atlas for all parts of the world, initially intended for public schools and newspaper readers. Bound in blue paper covers. which are blank. Collation: 2° : [2], I-XII, XIV-XIX, XXI-XXII, XX, XXIII-LX leaves of plates. This copy missing map number XIII, entitled “Preussische Monarchie”. Atlas comprised of title page and table of contents, followed by fifty-nine maps with global coverage, including two world maps (divided into Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Hemispheres), Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia and the West Indies. Maps show political boundaries (including European colonies), cities, forts, population, railways, canals, population, topography, deserts, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands and water routes. Map of North America displays territories of certain indigenous peoples. Hand-colored copper engravings with hand-drawn annotations on some maps. |
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