Title

Atlas minimus universalis, or, A geographical abridgement, ancient and modern, of the several parts of the earth : in fifty-five maps, composed principally for the use of schools &c. / W. Palmer sculp., Islington.

Author

Faden, William, 1750?-1836.

Publication

London : Published by Wm. Faden, geographer to His Majesty, and His R.H. the Prince of Wales, January 1st, 1798 [i.e. 1804]

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Details

Additional Authors

Palmer, W. (William)

Description

1 atlas ([3], 55 leaves) : 55 hand col. maps; 15 x 19 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

• Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 350F.
• National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.

Subjects

• Maps in education > England
• Atlases > Great Britain
• Geography, Ancient > Maps

Note

• Relief shown pictorially.
• Maps dated 1798, except no. 20 and 31 dated 1804.

Indexed In (note)

• Phillips

Language (note)

• Maps of the ancient world in Latin; maps of the modern world in English.

Call Number

Map Div. 97-6078

Author

Faden, William, 1750?-1836.

Title

Atlas minimus universalis, or, A geographical abridgement, ancient and modern, of the several parts of the earth : in fifty-five maps, composed principally for the use of schools &c. / W. Palmer sculp., Islington.

Imprint

London : Published by Wm. Faden, geographer to His Majesty, and His R.H. the Prince of Wales, January 1st, 1798 [i.e. 1804]

Cartographic Data

Scales differ.

Indexed In:

Phillips 690

Language

Maps of the ancient world in Latin; maps of the modern world in English.

Local Note

NYPL copy includes bookplate; also includes autograph on t.p.: Frances Orred.

Added Author

Palmer, W. (William)

Added Title

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 350F.

National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.

Research Call Number

Map Div. 97-6078 [LHS 350F; atlas cases]