Atlas minimus,or A new set of pocket maps of the several empires, kingdoms and states of the known world, with historical extracts relative to each. [electronic resource] : Drawn and engrav'd by J. Gibson from the best authorities revis'd, corrected and improv'd, by Eman: Bowen geographer to His Majesty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibson, J. (John).

Contributor:

Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atlases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([57] leaves )

Other Title:

Atlas minimus,or A new set of pocket maps of the several empires, kingdoms and states of the known world, with historical extracts relative to each

Place of Publication:

[London] : Publish'd accorg: to Act of Parlt: Jany. 2d. 1758. & sold by J. Newbery at Bible & Sun in St. Pauls Ch: Yard, London, [1758]

Notes:

Engraved throughout.

The work comprises a frontispiece, titlepage, preface, index, 52 maps and a final advertisement leaf.

In this issue, at the foot of the index leaf is the text: "Errata, in the map of Africa, read 4850 mls in length, 3960 in breadth"; on map no. 4 of Africa the text reads: "... is 900 miles in length, 290 in breadth ...".

Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.

Cited in:

Roscoe J146A

English Short Title Catalog, T163454.

OCLC:

509049701