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Smith's atlas. : Containing 1. Map and chart of the world. 2. World on a polar projection. 3. Central Europe. 4. North America. 5. United States. 6. Mexico. 7. Eastern States. 8. Middle States. 9. Southern States. 10. Western States. 11. South America. 12. Europe. 13. British Isles. 14. Asia. 15. Palestine. 16. Africa. 17. Liberia. 18. Oceanica.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints Oversize 1839 Smith
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Roswell Chamberlain, 1797-1875.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geography.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Juvenile literature -- 1839.
- Atlases (Geographic) -- 1839.
- Textbooks.
- Dust jackets (Binding)
- Physical Description:
- [18] leaves : all maps ; 32 cm.
- Other Title:
- Smith's geography for schools.
- Place of Publication:
- Hartford: : Spalding and Storrs. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1839, by Daniel Burgess, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of Connecticut., [1839?]
- Notes:
- Atlas issued to accompany Roswell C. Smith's Geography on the productive system. "Map ... designed to accompany Smith's geography for schools."--third leaf.
- Title, imprint, and copyright statement transcribed from upper cover.
- Both Daniel Burgess and Spalding & Storrs were active as booksellers in Hartford between at least 1838 and 1842. No directories issued between 1829 and 1837 could be located.
- Maps engraved on metal by "Stiles, Sherman & Smith. N.Y."
- "Map of the world: and chart exhibiting the size of each country, nation or kingdom its population ... states of society forms of government religion & c."--leaves [1-2].
- "Recommendations. The following are a few of the numerous notices and recommendations of this work."--lower cover.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum's copy inscribed on flyleaf: "Charles H. Richardson, Moultonborough, N.H., Sept. 16th, 1841" and retains brown paper bookcover.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of George Batcheler.
- Cited in:
- Checklist Amer. imprints 58579
- Contains:
- Smith, Roswell Chamberlain, 1797-1875. Geography on the productive system.
- OCLC:
- 191248956
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