Map A new universal atlas, containing maps of the various empires, kingdoms, states and republics of the world : with a special map of each of the United States, plans of cities, &c., comprehended in seventy sheets and forming a series of one hundred and seventeen maps, plans and sections


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Title
A new universal atlas, containing maps of the various empires, kingdoms, states and republics of the world : with a special map of each of the United States, plans of cities, &c., comprehended in seventy sheets and forming a series of one hundred and seventeen maps, plans and sections
Contributor Names
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858.
Carey & Hart.
Created / Published
Philadelphia : Carey & Hart, 1844.
Subject Headings
-  Atlases
-  Earth
Notes
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  Differs from other 1844 ed. in that the printed plate numbers on 34 maps do not correspond to the plate numbers printed in the table of contents.
-  Engraved t.p.
-  LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S193
-  Phillips, 4324
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  LC copy signed in ink on flyleaf "Sherman 1844". Numerous ink and pencil annotations on margins and versos of maps, including 7 maps.
-  LC copy rebound and boxed in green cloth, with all pages encapsulated. Original boards with Sherman bookplate retained in box.
Medium
1 atlas ([4 leaves], 72 leaves) : 72 hand col. maps ; 47 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G1019 .T2 1844b
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3200m.gcws0193
Library of Congress Control Number
map45000245
Online Format
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Description
Relief shown by hachures. Differs from other 1844 ed. in that the printed plate numbers on 34 maps do not correspond to the plate numbers printed in the table of contents. Engraved t.p. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S193 Phillips, 4324 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy signed in ink on flyleaf "Sherman 1844". Numerous ink and pencil annotations on margins and versos of maps, including 7 maps. LC copy rebound and boxed in green cloth, with all pages encapsulated. Original boards with Sherman bookplate retained in box.
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Tanner, Henry Schenck, and Carey & Hart. A new universal atlas, containing maps of the various empires, kingdoms, states and republics of the world: with a special map of each of the United States, plans of cities, &c., comprehendedin seventy sheets and forming a series of one hundred and seventeen maps, plans and sections. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1844. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/map45000245/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

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Tanner, H. S. & Carey & Hart. (1844) A new universal atlas, containing maps of the various empires, kingdoms, states and republics of the world: with a special map of each of the United States, plans of cities, &c., comprehendedin seventy sheets and forming a series of one hundred and seventeen maps, plans and sections. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/map45000245/.

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Tanner, Henry Schenck, and Carey & Hart. A new universal atlas, containing maps of the various empires, kingdoms, states and republics of the world: with a special map of each of the United States, plans of cities, &c., comprehendedin seventy sheets and forming a series of one hundred and seventeen maps, plans and sections. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1844. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/map45000245/>.