(Title Page to) Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. The Edinburgh cabinet atlas comprising maps illustrating the modern geography of every country of the world and the most interesting portions of ancient geography; constructed from the latest & most authentic sources. Edinburgh, W. & A.K. Johnston Engravers & Printers to The Queen. Glasgow Robert Weir; Lumsden & Son: London, Whittaker & Co. Dublin, John Cumming: Paris J.P. Aillaud. 1839.

• Main Authors: W. & A.K. Johnston Limited, W. & A.K. Johnston
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: W. & A.K. Johnston 1839
• Subjects: Arctic; Weir
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Title page to Edinburgh cabinet atlas by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited, 1839. Includes a dedication to the Queen of England, the imprint and an engraved illustration of a unicorn and lion. Edinburgh cabinet atlas by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited, 1839. World atlas containing forty-five maps, as well as two comparative charts - one comparing mountain heights around the globe, and the other river lengths. Bound in black board with brown leather spine and corners. Front cover and spine both have gilded title. Collation: [1] leaf, [1-3], 4-9, [10-11], 12-13 pages, 1-45, [46-47] leaves. Includes an engraved title page, table of contents, a historical text and an index listing place names with coordinate points. Maps appear in two sections: Ancient maps and Modern maps, respectively. Geographic coverage spans Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Americas and Arctic regions, featuring the exploration routes of Arctic explorers. Maps show political boundaries, cities, routes, topography, deserts, drainage, coastlines and islands.