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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

Date
1839
Mapmaker / publisher
W. & A.K. Johnston Limited
Place
Africa
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
atlas page
Original size
5,851 × 7,300 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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