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Subject: Re: Atlas Prospectus date]
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:59:04 -0400
From: Edward James Redmond <[log in to unmask]>
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Mr. Tinker:
We hold several Las Cases volumes including the following that mentions
Le Sage in the title:
LC Control Number: map42000073
ype of Material: Cartographic Material
Personal Name: Las Cases, Emmanuel, comte de, 1766-1842. [from old catalog]
Main Title: Historisch-genealogisch-geographischer atlas von Le Sage,
grafen Las Cases, in fünf und dreisig uebersichten.
Uniform Title: [Atlas historique, gnéalogique chronologique et
geographique. German [from old catalog]]
Published/Created: Carlsruhe, J. Velten [1835]
Related Names: Dusch, Alexander von, 1789-1876, [from old catalog] ed.
and tr.
Eiselein, Joseph, [from old catalog] ed. and tr.
Description: 2 p.l., xlii (i.e. 44) pl. (43 double) incl. 30 col. maps.
56 cm.
Subjects: Historical geography.
LC CALL NUMBER: G1030 .L353 1835
To access other items by Las Cases in the Library's collections go to
http://catalog.loc.gov; select "basic search"; enter "las cases, emmanuel"
(without the quotation marks) in the search box; select "author/creator
browse" from the drop down menu; and submit search. Several entries for
Las Cases appear - select and display the entries with the life dates of
"1766-1842". You will notice that this atlas was also published in
1831 (LC CALL NUMBER: G1030 .L353 1831).
Ed Redmond
Reference Specialist
Geography and Map Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4650
(202) 707-8548
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Subject: Atlas Prospectus date
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:20:25 -0400
From: Blair Tinker <[log in to unmask]>
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I have a researcher who is attempting to date a letter by determining the
date at which an atlas translation prospectus was sent out. I know this is
a long shot but I didn't even know where to start researching this. Below
is the text of the letter that she is trying to date.
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Mr Law takes the liberty of requesting Mrs Madison to patronize & to obtain
Subscribers to the translation of Le Sages Maps--
The accompanying Prospectus merits attention--It would be a pity
should so
useful a work fail for want of encouragement--Mr Law kn<o>ws the translator
& has given some aid, merely from a desire to promote an understanding which
will facilitate the attainment of Geography & History in seminaries. To Mrs
Madison it is a sufficient recommendation to evince that her country will
benefit--
RC (ViU).
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Note that Law (a DC entrepreneur who was originally English) is asking
Dolley Madison to subscribe to a translation of Le Sage's Maps, and that he
sent her an enclosure of a Prospectus. Unfortunately the
Prospectus/enclosure is missing.
The researcher also believes that Le Sage was Emmanuel Las Cases' pseudonym
here.
I know that this is a long shot but any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Blair Tinker - Geographic Information Specialist
Geospatial and Statistical Data Center
Alderman Library, University of Virginia
Tel: 434-982-2637
Fax: 434-924-1431
URL: http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu
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