2. A chart of the world, on Mercator's projection, showing the principal ocean steam routes, the submarine telegraphs &c. London: Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, S.W.
Map of the world - eastern part - in colored lithograph. Shows political boundaries, submarine telegraph cables, reefs, shoals, banks, and ocean routes, labeled with origin, destination and hours of travel, e.g.: San Francisco to Hong Kong 52 to Shang-hae 54. Relief illustrated with hachures. Expedi...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~353653~90105677 2024-09-15T17:46:03+00:00 2. A chart of the world, on Mercator's projection, showing the principal ocean steam routes, the submarine telegraphs &c. London: Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, S.W. Stanford's London atlas of universal geography : exhibiting the physical and political divisions of the various countries of the world. Folio edition : Ninety maps, with a geographical index. London, Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, S.W., 1887. 2. The world, east. Stanford, Edward, 1827-1904 Antarctica Eastern Hemisphere 1887 Full Image Download in jp2 Format 65 53 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~353653~90105677 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/195/14053062.jpg unknown Edward Stanford London 14053.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~353653~90105677 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/195/14053062.jpg 14053.062 Nautical Charts Exploration World Atlas Atlas Map 1887 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-08-09T09:16:32Z Map of the world - eastern part - in colored lithograph. Shows political boundaries, submarine telegraph cables, reefs, shoals, banks, and ocean routes, labeled with origin, destination and hours of travel, e.g.: San Francisco to Hong Kong 52 to Shang-hae 54. Relief illustrated with hachures. Expeditions noted with names of explores and dates, e.g.: Weyprecht & Payer, 6 Sep. 1871. Descriptive text throughout, e.g.: Eatsisio - place of exile for the Grandees of Japan. With inset: The Antarctic Regions. 65 x 53 cm, on sheet 71 x 55 cm. In Vol. II. (Full Title taken from western part of map on subsequent plate: Map 3.) Stanford's London atlas of universal geography, exhibiting the physical and political divisions of the various countries of the world. Folio edition, published by Edward Stanford. The Stanford map making company had been active in London since 1854. In 1874 they acquired the London atlas of 1834 from John Arrowsmith, with 50 maps which had increased to over 65 maps within 30 years. According to Francis Herbert, Stanford released a special limited edition in 1884 with 70 maps (our copy - see Pub List No. 11741.000 - appears to be a partial set of those maps). This edition, published in 1887, has 90 maps - spanning Vol. I and Vol II - covering the continents, countries, kingdoms and empires. Contains important new maps, including the North Pole, Malta, Cyprus, the approaches to the Black Sea, parts of Canada and Australia. Vol. I has 39 of the maps, as listed in the Contents, which appears in Vol. I, preceding the maps. Handwritten annotations therein mark the presence of Maps 1, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 34-36, 38, 40, 41, 45, 46, 48, 50-52, 55-57, 59, 61, 64-66, 71-77, 80, 84, 86, 88 and 90, as well as the Index. (However, Map 57 - Burmah - marked with annotation as being in Vol. I., actually appears in Vol. II. Therefore, the maps in Vol. I. amount to 39, rather than the 40 marked.) Vol. II. contains 51 maps, which also appear in the Contents of Vol. I, listed as Maps 2, 3, 7-11, 14-18, 21-33, ... Map Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica North Pole David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) |
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Map of the world - eastern part - in colored lithograph. Shows political boundaries, submarine telegraph cables, reefs, shoals, banks, and ocean routes, labeled with origin, destination and hours of travel, e.g.: San Francisco to Hong Kong 52 to Shang-hae 54. Relief illustrated with hachures. Expeditions noted with names of explores and dates, e.g.: Weyprecht & Payer, 6 Sep. 1871. Descriptive text throughout, e.g.: Eatsisio - place of exile for the Grandees of Japan. With inset: The Antarctic Regions. 65 x 53 cm, on sheet 71 x 55 cm. In Vol. II. (Full Title taken from western part of map on subsequent plate: Map 3.) Stanford's London atlas of universal geography, exhibiting the physical and political divisions of the various countries of the world. Folio edition, published by Edward Stanford. The Stanford map making company had been active in London since 1854. In 1874 they acquired the London atlas of 1834 from John Arrowsmith, with 50 maps which had increased to over 65 maps within 30 years. According to Francis Herbert, Stanford released a special limited edition in 1884 with 70 maps (our copy - see Pub List No. 11741.000 - appears to be a partial set of those maps). This edition, published in 1887, has 90 maps - spanning Vol. I and Vol II - covering the continents, countries, kingdoms and empires. Contains important new maps, including the North Pole, Malta, Cyprus, the approaches to the Black Sea, parts of Canada and Australia. Vol. I has 39 of the maps, as listed in the Contents, which appears in Vol. I, preceding the maps. Handwritten annotations therein mark the presence of Maps 1, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 34-36, 38, 40, 41, 45, 46, 48, 50-52, 55-57, 59, 61, 64-66, 71-77, 80, 84, 86, 88 and 90, as well as the Index. (However, Map 57 - Burmah - marked with annotation as being in Vol. I., actually appears in Vol. II. Therefore, the maps in Vol. I. amount to 39, rather than the 40 marked.) Vol. II. contains 51 maps, which also appear in the Contents of Vol. I, listed as Maps 2, 3, 7-11, 14-18, 21-33, ... |
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2. A chart of the world, on Mercator's projection, showing the principal ocean steam routes, the submarine telegraphs &c. London: Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, S.W. |
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2. A chart of the world, on Mercator's projection, showing the principal ocean steam routes, the submarine telegraphs &c. London: Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, S.W. |
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2. A chart of the world, on Mercator's projection, showing the principal ocean steam routes, the submarine telegraphs &c. London: Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, S.W. |
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2. A chart of the world, on Mercator's projection, showing the principal ocean steam routes, the submarine telegraphs &c. London: Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, S.W. |
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2. A chart of the world, on Mercator's projection, showing the principal ocean steam routes, the submarine telegraphs &c. London: Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, S.W. |
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2. a chart of the world, on mercator's projection, showing the principal ocean steam routes, the submarine telegraphs &c. london: edward stanford, 55 charing cross, s.w. |
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