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Title

  • 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

Other Title

  • Historical atlas

Names

  • Quin, Edward, 1794-1828.
  • Hughes, William, 1818-1876.

Created / Published

  • London : published by Seeley, Burnside and Seeley, 1846.

Headings

  • -  Historical geography--Maps
  • -  Atlases--Great Britain
  • -  Earth

Genre

  • World atlases

Notes

  • -  "The description and historical portion of this work will be found in a volume entitled Universal history, by Edward Quin" [issued in 1838 (i.e. 1837) reprinted from the first edition of the Historical atlas, published in 1830] cf. Dict. nat. biog. and Lowndes.
  • -  Maps show only the known parts of the world for each period. Plates otherwise graphically obscure the rest of the world with opaque clouds.
  • -  Phillips, 141

Medium

  • 1 atlas ([27] leaves (some folded)) : hand col. maps ; 34 x 51 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G1030 .Q8 1846

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • ca17000569

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Quin, Edward, and William Hughes. 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. London: published by Seeley, Burnside and Seeley, 1846. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/ca17000569/.

APA citation style:

Quin, E. & Hughes, W. (1846) 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. London: published by Seeley, Burnside and Seeley. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/ca17000569/.

MLA citation style:

Quin, Edward, and William Hughes. 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. London: published by Seeley, Burnside and Seeley, 1846. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/ca17000569/>.