A.D. 1498. The Discovery Of America. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street, Jany. 1830.
The fold out map shows clouds around the outer edges of the map depicting the known world from the division of the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1294, to the discovery of America, A.D. 1498. Sixteenth period. Africa is fully shown for the first time and the East Coast of America from Newfoundland to the northe...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:www.davidrumsey.com:RUMSEY~8~1~706~70068 2023-05-15T17:22:44+02:00 A.D. 1498. The Discovery Of America. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street, Jany. 1830. An Historical Atlas; In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods; Constructed Upon An Uniform Scale, And Coloured According To The Political Changes Of Each Period: Accompanied By A Narrative Of The Leading Events Exhibited In The Maps: Forming Together A General View Of Universal History, From The Creation To A.D. 1828. By Edward Quin, M.A. . The Maps Engraved By Sidney Hall. Printed For R.B. Seeley And W. Burnside; And Sold By L.B. Seeley & Sons, Fleet Street, London. MDCCCXXX. A.D. 1498. The Discovery Of America. Quin, Edward Hall, Sidney Rumsey Collection Eastern Hemisphere; West Indies 1830 http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~706~70068 http://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/Size1/D0007/00071068.jpg unknown Copyright 1998 Historical Atlas Timeline 1830 ftdavidrumseyc 2014-02-16T11:08:33Z The fold out map shows clouds around the outer edges of the map depicting the known world from the division of the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1294, to the discovery of America, A.D. 1498. Sixteenth period. Africa is fully shown for the first time and the East Coast of America from Newfoundland to the northern edge of South America. The West Indies are shown in blue. 1st edition. The unique maps show progressively receding cloud borders to indicate the expansion of geographical knowledge over time. This atlas may have influenced Emma Willard's "Atlas to Accompany a System of Universal History" - 1835. Willard's Atlas uses the "cloud" maps in a very similar way. See our copy of Willard. Full color. Atlas is bound in half red leather marbled paper covered boards with a label printed with "An Historical Atlas, Containing Maps of the World At Twenty-One Different Periods. With a General View of Universal History, By Edward Quin, M.A. Price L3 (pounds): 10s. Half-Bound." The spine has a red leather label embossed in gilt with "Quin's Historical Atlas." cfP4139. cfP4139-16. Map Newfoundland David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) |
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The fold out map shows clouds around the outer edges of the map depicting the known world from the division of the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1294, to the discovery of America, A.D. 1498. Sixteenth period. Africa is fully shown for the first time and the East Coast of America from Newfoundland to the northern edge of South America. The West Indies are shown in blue. 1st edition. The unique maps show progressively receding cloud borders to indicate the expansion of geographical knowledge over time. This atlas may have influenced Emma Willard's "Atlas to Accompany a System of Universal History" - 1835. Willard's Atlas uses the "cloud" maps in a very similar way. See our copy of Willard. Full color. Atlas is bound in half red leather marbled paper covered boards with a label printed with "An Historical Atlas, Containing Maps of the World At Twenty-One Different Periods. With a General View of Universal History, By Edward Quin, M.A. Price L3 (pounds): 10s. Half-Bound." The spine has a red leather label embossed in gilt with "Quin's Historical Atlas." cfP4139. cfP4139-16. |
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Quin, Edward Hall, Sidney A.D. 1498. The Discovery Of America. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street, Jany. 1830. |
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A.D. 1498. The Discovery Of America. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street, Jany. 1830. |
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A.D. 1498. The Discovery Of America. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street, Jany. 1830. |
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A.D. 1498. The Discovery Of America. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street, Jany. 1830. |
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A.D. 1498. The Discovery Of America. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street, Jany. 1830. |
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A.D. 1498. The Discovery Of America. Engraved by Sidy. Hall Bury Strt. Bloomsby. London, Published by Seeley & Burnside, 169, Fleet Street, Jany. 1830. |
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a.d. 1498. the discovery of america. engraved by sidy. hall bury strt. bloomsby. london, published by seeley & burnside, 169, fleet street, jany. 1830. |
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