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Carte Generale des Etats - Unis et du Mexique : Comprenant L'Amerique Centrale Et Les Antilles. E. Andriveau-Goujon, Editeur. Paris, Rue Du Bac, 21. 1862. (to accompany) Atlas classique et universel de geograparphie ancienne et moderne ... Nouvelle edition. 1863.

Authors :
Andriveau-Goujon, Eugene
Publication Year :
1862
Publisher :
L'éditeur, Paris, 1862.

Abstract

1 hand color map on 2 sheets, Eastern part. Includes 4 Insets. Title from plate 48, Eastern part. Shows political and administrative boundaries, roads, railways, rivers and mountains. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. Includes color coded reference to European possessions and legend.<br />New edition of the classic and universal atlas of ancient and modern geography. Edited and published by J. Andriveau-Goujon in 1863. Adopted by the Minister of War for regimental libraries. Containing 50 plates, 49 hand double page or folding maps, dated 1854-1863, and 1 plate includes Flags of the nations. Some maps on 2 or more plates. Maps showing the most recent exploration, discoveries, and historical work on geography, political and administrative boundaries, major cities, villages, forts, coastal cities, canals, rivers and mountains. Includes descriptive text. In and mountains. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Plate 21 has been repeated (21 & 21A) bound after plate 22. Atlas contains descriptive text and index. Handwritten label in pencil indicating the title. Bound in quarter leather brown marbled paper covered boards with a green paper label reading "Atlas classique & universel de geographie ancienne et moderne. Publie par J. Andriveau-Goujon." The spine is embossed with "Andriveau. Atlas universel" in gilt.

Subjects

Subjects :
United States
Mexico

Details

Database :
LUNA Commons
Publication Type :
Map
Accession number :
edsluc.RUMSEY.8.1.355753.90122812
Document Type :
World Atlas<br />Atlas Map