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A complete genealogical, historical, chronological, and geographical atlas : being a general guide to history, both ancient and modern : exhibiting an accurate account of the origin, descent, and marriages of all the royal families, from the beginning of the world : together with the various possessions, foreign wars, battles of renown and remarkable events, to the battle of Waterloo, and general peace of 1815 : according to the plan of Le Sage, greatly improved : the whole forming a complete system of history and geography
- Title
- A complete genealogical, historical, chronological, and geographical atlas : being a general guide to history, both ancient and modern : exhibiting an accurate account of the origin, descent, and marriages of all the royal families, from the beginning of the world : together with the various possessions, foreign wars, battles of renown and remarkable events, to the battle of Waterloo, and general peace of 1815 : according to the plan of Le Sage, greatly improved : the whole forming a complete system of history and geography / by M. Lavoisne.
- Author
- Lavoisne, C. V.
- Publication
- Philadelphia : M. Carey and Son, Sept. 1, 1820.
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Text | Request in advance | BAI+ (Lavoisne, C. V. Complete genealogical, historical, chronological, and geographical atlas. 1820. (2d amer. ed.)) | Offsite | |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Permit needed | Schlosser 452 | Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308 |
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- Description
- 1 atlas (71 [i.e. 139] leaves) : 39 col. maps, geneal. tables; 45 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- "Printed by T.H. Palmer, on the Ruthven Press, and on J. & T. Gilpin's machine paper." This work is "probably the first publication to be printed on American machine-made paper"--Hunter, D. Papermaking history and technique, p. 351.
- "Advertisement to the first American edition" dated May 22, 1820; "Preface to the present edition" dated October 10, 1820.
- Comprises 71 numbered sheets, each folded to 2 leaves and mounted on a flange, each containing map(s) and text (28) or charts, geneal. tables, etc. with text (40), except nos. 17, 50 and 70 (1 leaf (2 p.) each).
- Maps chiefly by Gros and Aspin; maps on leaves 38, 43, 46, 51, 65, 67 and 71 by E. Paguenaud; that on leaf 68 by John Melish.
- Maps engraved by J. Yeager, W. Kneass, Kneass, Young & Co., Young & Delleker and B. Tanner.
- All maps, and many other leaves, are hand colored.
- Indexed In (note)
- Shoemaker
- Call Number
- Schlosser 452
- LCCN
- map57000275
- OCLC
- NYPG91-B3241
- Author
- Lavoisne, C. V.
- Title
- A complete genealogical, historical, chronological, and geographical atlas : being a general guide to history, both ancient and modern : exhibiting an accurate account of the origin, descent, and marriages of all the royal families, from the beginning of the world : together with the various possessions, foreign wars, battles of renown and remarkable events, to the battle of Waterloo, and general peace of 1815 : according to the plan of Le Sage, greatly improved : the whole forming a complete system of history and geography / by M. Lavoisne.
- Imprint
- Philadelphia : M. Carey and Son, Sept. 1, 1820.
- Edition
- 2nd American ed., carefully rev. and corr.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale not given.
- Indexed In:
- Shoemaker 1913
- Local Subject
- Book paper -- Specimens.Paper, Machine-made -- Specimens.
- Added Author
- Gros, C.Aspin, Jehoshaphat, active 18th century-19th century.Paguenaud, E.Melish, John, 1771-1822.Yeager, Joseph, approximately 1792-1859.Kneass, William, 1780-1840.Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848.Kneass, Young & Co.Young & Delleker.Joshua & Thomas Gilpin (Firm)
- Research Call Number
- Schlosser 452BAI+ (Lavoisne, C. V. Complete genealogical, historical, chronological, and geographical atlas. 1820. (2d amer. ed.))