(Composite of) Province of Canada . by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861)
Two engraved maps. Boundaries hand col.; hydrography printed in blue. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Inset: Newfoundland on same scale. Contents: Western sheet -- Eastern sheet, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Id., Cape Breton Id. and Newfoundland. "Keith Johnston's g...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:www.davidrumsey.com:RUMSEY~8~1~21339~620039 2023-05-15T17:21:45+02:00 (Composite of) Province of Canada . by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861) The royal atlas of modern geography, exhibiting, in a series of entirely original and authentic maps, the present condition of geographical discovery and research in the several countries, empires, and states of the world by Alexander Keith Johnston . With a special index to each map. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. MDCCCLXI. Composite: Canada. Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 W. & A.K. Johnston Limited Rumsey Collection Canada 1861 http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~21339~620039 http://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/Size1/D0062/00621039.jpg unknown Copyright 2005 World Atlas Composite Map 1861 ftdavidrumseyc 2014-02-16T02:42:24Z Two engraved maps. Boundaries hand col.; hydrography printed in blue. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Inset: Newfoundland on same scale. Contents: Western sheet -- Eastern sheet, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Id., Cape Breton Id. and Newfoundland. "Keith Johnston's general atlas" 42-43. First edition. This atlas was one of the best world atlases published in England in the second half of the 19th century. The North America map shows Colorado as a Territory - very up to date on U.S. political changes (most U.S. atlases do not show Colorado until 1862) for an English Atlas. Also shows Nevada, and a horizontal Arizona. However, the western U.S. map shows none of this -- its layout is pre-1860. Maps have a mixture of hand colored outline and printed blue color for water. Covers are half leather brown cloth covered boards with "Keith Johnston's royal atlas of modern geography" stamped in gilt on the cover, and "The Royal Atlas. Keith Johnston. W. Blackwood & Sons" on the spine. Phillips, 835. National Maritime Museum. Catalogue, 507. Winearls, J. Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, 256(2) Map Newfoundland David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) Canada |
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Two engraved maps. Boundaries hand col.; hydrography printed in blue. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Inset: Newfoundland on same scale. Contents: Western sheet -- Eastern sheet, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Id., Cape Breton Id. and Newfoundland. "Keith Johnston's general atlas" 42-43. First edition. This atlas was one of the best world atlases published in England in the second half of the 19th century. The North America map shows Colorado as a Territory - very up to date on U.S. political changes (most U.S. atlases do not show Colorado until 1862) for an English Atlas. Also shows Nevada, and a horizontal Arizona. However, the western U.S. map shows none of this -- its layout is pre-1860. Maps have a mixture of hand colored outline and printed blue color for water. Covers are half leather brown cloth covered boards with "Keith Johnston's royal atlas of modern geography" stamped in gilt on the cover, and "The Royal Atlas. Keith Johnston. W. Blackwood & Sons" on the spine. Phillips, 835. National Maritime Museum. Catalogue, 507. Winearls, J. Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, 256(2) |
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Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871 W. & A.K. Johnston Limited (Composite of) Province of Canada . by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861) |
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(Composite of) Province of Canada . by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861) |
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(Composite of) Province of Canada . by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861) |
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(Composite of) Province of Canada . by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861) |
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(Composite of) Province of Canada . by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861) |
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(Composite of) Province of Canada . by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861) |
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(composite of) province of canada . by keith johnston, f.r.s.e. engraved & printed by w. & a.k. johnston, edinburgh. william blackwood & sons, edinburgh & london, (1861) |
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