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Author
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782
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Engraved map on 2 sheets. Country boundaries hand col. Relief shown pictorially. Includes geographic notes and ornamental cartouche by "H. Gravelot, invenit., DeLafosse, sculpsit." David Rumsey Collection copy mounted as 1 sheet. Hand numbered "5" on verso.
Author
[Bartholomew, J. G. (John George), 1860-1920, John Bartholomew and Son]
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Col. map. Relief shown by spot heights. Shows shipping routes with distances, etc.
Author
Garnier, F. A., 1803-1863
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Full col. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. On globe in cartouche: Sphericite de la terre.
Author
Arbuckle Bros.
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The constitutional monarchy of the Netherlands is shown by a dairy cow in a lush pasture and Dutch women wearing wooden shoes and carrying fish. The despotic Arabia is illustrated by a standard bearer and Arabian horses. The absolute and despotic monarchy of China shows, tea pickers in tradition hats, paper umbrella, and packages (probably tea). The various independent Khanates making up Afghanistan are illustrated by inlaid metal work and people on horseback crossing the Khyber Pass.
Author
Schonberg & Co.
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Four maps on one sheet. Relief shown in sketches. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C. Counties differentiated by full color.
Author
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
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In full color by region.
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