A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS OF THE WORLD COMPRISING IN TWENTY ONE MAPS, CAREFULLY PREPARED FROM THE LATEST INFORMATION AND NEATLY ENGRAVED, THE WORLD, ITS SEVERAL GRAND DIVISIONS AND PRINCIPAL SUBDIVISIONS
Morse, Jedidiah, and Sidney E. Morse
Published by New Haven, 1831
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Engraved titlepage and twenty-one handcolored maps. Folio. Original red three-quarter morocco and marbled boards. Extremities worn. Light dampstaining and scattered foxing, but contents generally quite bright. Very good. Second edition of this atlas by noted geographer Jedidiah Morse, with corrections by N. & S.S. Jocelyn. Jedidiah Morse (1761- 1826) was a noted clergyman and an important contributor to geographical publications, considered the "father of American Geography." In 1797 he published THE AMERICAN GAZETTEER, which went through several editions. "During their author's lifetime the Morse geographies virtually monopolized their field in the United States" - DAB. Sidney, Morse's son, was a noted inventor and author, who worked with his father on some of the latter's geographical publications. The map of the United States shows the country as it appeared after the Louisiana Purchase and the statehood of Maine and Missouri. Not in Philips or Rumsey; only two copies on OCLC, at Yale and the University of Idaho. OCLC 41715834. Seller Inventory # WRCAM44028
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Title: A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS OF THE WORLD ...
Publisher: New Haven
Publication Date: 1831
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