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A complete genealogical, historical, chronological, and geographical atlas : being a general guide to ancient and modern history, exhibiting an accurate account of the origin, descent, and marriages of the principal royal families from the earliest authentic records : together with the various possessions, wars, celebrated battles, and remarkable events, to the year 1821, according to the plan of Le Sage, greatly improved : the whole forming a complete system of history and geography / by M. Lavoisne ; from the last London edition improved by C. Gros and J. Aspin ; enlarged by the addition several new maps of American history and geography, extended to the beginning of the year 1821.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Lea Collection Portfolio G1030 .L4 1821
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lavoisne, C. V.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historical geography--Maps.
- Historical geography.
- Chronology, Historical--Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Chronology, Historical.
- Kings and rulers--Genealogy.
- Kings and rulers.
- Families of royal descent.
- Genre:
- Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Graphs.
- Maps.
- Family histories.
- Penn Provenance:
- Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909 (autograph) (bookplate) (Lea copy)
- Holmes, John Bee (autograph, 1846) (Lea copy)
- Physical Description:
- 10 unnumbered pages, 71, that is, 138 leaves of plates (chiefly color) : color maps ; 46 cm
- Edition:
- Third American edition, carefully revised and cor.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : M. Carey and Sons, 1821.
- Notes:
- Maps nos. 38, 43, 46, 51 and 71 are by E. Paguenaud; no. 68 by John Melish.
- Maps and tables are hand-colored.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries RBC copy imperfect: 1st three preliminary leaves wanting.
- Penn Libraries Lea copy has many leaves dampstained at tail outer corner.
- Penn Libraries Lea copy has Henry Charles Lea's autograph (1850) on paper slip affixed to front free endpaper and his bookplate on front pastedown; autograph of John Bee Holmes ("January 5th, 1846") at head of title leaf; a few ms. notes and corrections to text in ink or pencil.
- Penn Libraries Lea copy has hand-colored map of Hungary and Transylvania ("Published by John Murray, Ablemarle St., 1849. Drawn & Engraved by J. & C. Walker") laid in.
- Cited in:
- Shoemaker 5801
- OCLC:
- 13608291
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