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Map A new and elegant imperial sheet atlas, comprehending general and particular maps of every part of the world : principally compiled from the great French atlas, and others of the most distinguished geographers in Europe, forming the completest collection of single sheet maps hitherto published and rendered particularly convenient by opening without folds. Imperial sheet atlas

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Title

  • A new and elegant imperial sheet atlas, comprehending general and particular maps of every part of the world : principally compiled from the great French atlas, and others of the most distinguished geographers in Europe, forming the completest collection of single sheet maps hitherto published and rendered particularly convenient by opening without folds.

Other Title

  • Imperial sheet atlas

Names

  • Robert Laurie and James Whittle.

Created / Published

  • London : Printed and published by R. Laurie and J. Whittle, 1808.

Headings

  • -  Atlases--Great Britain
  • -  Earth

Genre

  • World atlases

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially and by shading.
  • -  Map title within ornamental border.
  • -  Atlas consists of folded maps pasted onto endpapers along spine.
  • -  Copy annotated in pencil on contents p.
  • -  Copy imperfect: Torn edges and waterstains on some leaves
  • -  Phillips 716
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Previous call no.: G1015.L38 1808

Medium

  • 1 atlas ([2] p., 56 leaves) : hand col. maps ; 53 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G1019 .R6 1808

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2005625623

Online Format

  • image

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Robert Laurie And James Whittle. A new and elegant imperial sheet atlas, comprehending general and particular maps of every part of the world: principally compiled from the great French atlas, and others of the most distinguished geographers in Europe, forming the completest collection of single sheet maps hitherto published and rendered particularly convenient by opening without folds. London: Printed and published by R. Laurie and J. Whittle, 1808. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2005625623/.

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Robert Laurie And James Whittle. (1808) A new and elegant imperial sheet atlas, comprehending general and particular maps of every part of the world: principally compiled from the great French atlas, and others of the most distinguished geographers in Europe, forming the completest collection of single sheet maps hitherto published and rendered particularly convenient by opening without folds. London: Printed and published by R. Laurie and J. Whittle. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2005625623/.

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Robert Laurie And James Whittle. A new and elegant imperial sheet atlas, comprehending general and particular maps of every part of the world: principally compiled from the great French atlas, and others of the most distinguished geographers in Europe, forming the completest collection of single sheet maps hitherto published and rendered particularly convenient by opening without folds. London: Printed and published by R. Laurie and J. Whittle, 1808. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2005625623/>.