[Collection of Six Folding Maps]: The World on Mercator's Projection. [with] Map Exhibiting the Navigable Rivers, the Completed & Proposed Rail-Roads of Great Britain & Ireland, with the Coal Fields, Light House &c. [with] Central & Southern Europe with the Mediterranean Sea. [with] British Possessions in North America, with Part of the United States, Compiled from Official Sources. [with] Central America and the West Indies... [and] Asia
by HALL, S. & WALKER, J
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Longman & Co., 1840-41.. Six folding maps of various sizes between 52 x 63 cm and 38 x 46 cm, all dissected and mounted on linen, the map of Asia with original outline colour, others uncoloured, matching patterned papers to the folded end sections and with handwritten title labels to one side, all folding down to a uniform size and housed in a contemporary plain green cloth slipcase. A very good set. The map of Asia by John Walker, the others by Hall. The former features regional inset maps: the World - Canton, Tasmania, the River Hooghly, Singapore, Cape of Good Hope; the British Isles - the River Thames, Dublin Bay, the Caledonian Canal; Europe - the River Schelde, Odessa, Valetta; North America - Montreal, Quebec, Newfoundland; Central America and West Indies: Port Royal & Kingston, Jamaica, Havana.
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- Bookseller
- Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23087
- Title
- [Collection of Six Folding Maps]: The World on Mercator's Projection. [with] Map Exhibiting the Navigable Rivers, the Completed & Proposed Rail-Roads of Great Britain & Ireland, with the Coal Fields, Light House &c. [with] Central & Southern Europe with the Mediterranean Sea. [with] British Possessions in North America, with Part of the United States, Compiled from Official Sources. [with] Central America and the West Indies... [and] Asia
- Author
- HALL, S. & WALKER, J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Longman & Co.
- Date Published
- 1840-41.
- Keywords
- Maps & Atlases World MAPS & ATLASES World British Isles Europe Asia Americas & Caribbean
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Bow Windows Bookshop
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Lewes, East Sussex
About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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