----- Forwarded message from Philip Hoehn <[log in to unmask]> ----- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:25:36 GMT From: Philip Hoehn <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Philip Hoehn <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New Maps David Rumsey Collection To: maps-l The following are highlights from 1566 New Maps added to the David Rumsey Collection, www.davidrumsey.com The online collection now numbers 17,434 maps and related images. All titles may be found by launching the Insight Browser or Java Client and searching under Search/by Publication Author using the author last names below. Or go to www.davidrumsey.com/recentadditions.html for a complete listing. Atlas des ganzen Erdkreises, 1803 Reichard, C. G., Weimar 6 maps. The maps depict the entire earth on a central or gnomonic projection, which shows the globe as six faces of a cube. Union Atlas, 1813 Darton, William, London 38 maps. This is a charming atlas with well executed maps that are fairly typical for the period. From the title it seems that this was intended to accompany gazetteers and geographies and thus probably had some use in the schools. Neuer Hand-Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde, 1822 Reichard, C. G.; Haller von Hallerstein, Friedrich, Nurnberg 28 maps. An early 19th century German atlas, with maps that follow the latest geographical discoveries. Celestial Atlas, 1822 Jamieson, Alexander, London 36 maps, diagrams, and text pages. A celestial atlas comprising a systematic display of the heavens in a series of thirty maps. Illustrated by scientific descriptions of their contents, and accompanied by catalogues of the stars and astronomical exercises. Atlas til Friherre Klinckowstroms Bref om de Forente Staterne, 1824 Klinckowstrom, Axel Leonhard, Stockholm 18 maps, diagrams, illustrations and text pages. To accompany the author's "Bref om de forente Staterne, forfattade under en resa till Amerika aren 1818, 1819, 1820" (Stockholm: Ecksteinska tryckeriet, 1824). Several of the maps are translations into Swedish of maps by John Melish. Atlas Universel de Geographie, 1828 Brue, Adrien Hubert, Paris 71 maps and text pages. One of the best French general atlases of the early 1800's. Updated through many editions into the 1870's. London atlas of Universal Geography, 1838 Arrowsmith, John, London 52 maps and text pages. 3rd edition. This atlas is remarkable for its understated elegance and clarity. It is one of the first truly "modern" atlases of the nineteenth century. A New General Atlas, 1845 Tanner, Henry S.; (Finley, Anthony), New York 64 maps and text pages. The last atlas published by Henry Tanner. It is largely a reissue of Anthony Finley's General Atlas of the 1820's and 1830's, updated. The Moravia Atlas, 1853 Fullback Academy, Fullback, England 42 maps and text pages. A religious atlas showing the location of Moravian churches and missions around the world. Maps and charts of the United States Coast Survey, 1854 United States Coast Survey; Bache, A. D., Washington, D.C. 63 maps, charts and text pages. A rare set of most of the Coast Survey maps published to July 1854. All the maps are engraved instead of lithographed, The maps issued on the Coast Survey annual reports, which are more commonly seen, were lithographed. Vollstandiger Hand-Atlas der neueren Erdbeschreibung, 1855 Sohr, Karl; Berghaus, Heinrich; Flemming, Carl, Glogau and Leipzig 133 maps and text pages. One of the most scarce of the mid 19th century German atlases, with an interesting reduction of Arrowsmith's important 1841 Map of Texas. Reports of Explorations and Surveys...for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, 1861 Warren, Gouverneur Kemble; Pacific Railroad Survey, Washington, D.C. 56 maps, views and text pages. Includes all the maps, profiles, and views from Volume XI of the U.S. Government sponsored survey to find the best railroad route across the west to the Pacific Ocean. Atlas of the State of Delaware, 1868 Beers, D. G., Philadelphia 44 maps and text pages. This is the first of two state atlases by D.G. Beers, the other being Rhode Island in 1870. Both are uncommon, and this one is rare. New topographical atlas and gazetteer of Indiana, 1870 Higgins & Ryan; Asher, Adams & Higgins, Indianapolis 13 maps and text pages. Includes index, brief history of Indiana, and maps of the United States, Europe, and the world. Atlas of the Maritime Provinces, 1878 Roe Brothers, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada 37 maps and text pages. This is the only 19th century atlas of the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Atlas of the State of Maine, 1885 Colby, George N.; George N. Colby & Co., Houlton, Maine 53 maps and text pages. Includes maps, statistics and descriptions of Maine's history, educational system, geology, rail roads, natural resources, summer resorts and manufacturing interests. Stuart's Atlas of the State of Maine, 1894 J.H. Stuart & Co.; Stuart, J. H., South Paris, Maine 63 maps and text pages. 9th edition. This updated Colby's Atlas of Maine from 1885. Historical Atlas of Augusta County, Virginia, 1885 Hotchkiss, Jed.; Waddell, Joseph Addison, Chicago 39 maps, photographs and text pages. A scarce county atlas based on maps by the famed Civil War cartographer, Jedidiah Hotchkiss. Atlas geografico y estadistico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, 1886 Garcia Cubas, Antonio, Mexico 32 maps and text pages. Maps of each state of Mexico, the Distrito Federal, and a general map of the entire country. Atlas der Geologie, 1892 Berghaus, Hermann, Gotha, Germany 15 maps and text pages. A separate issue of the Geological section of the 1892 Physikalischer Atlas. Canyons of the Colorado, 1895 Powell, John Wesley, Meadville, Pennsylvania 126 maps, views and text pages. All the illustrations and maps from Powell's important book on his journeys down the Colorado River in the period of 1867 to 1872. Stanford's London Atlas of Universal Geography, 1901 Stanford, Edward, London 111 maps and text pages. First issued in 1887, this atlas is the successor to John Arrowsmith's London Atlas of 1858 (Stanford acquired Arrowsmith's plates upon his death). This is a magnificent atlas, in full color lithography, certainly the premier English atlas of its day. Report of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii to the Secretary of the Interior, 1906 Hawaii. Governor, Washington, D.C. 11 maps and text pages. With 9 maps, most folding and large (Maui is 110x133) showing land uses, topography, ownership, etc. The maps are dated around 1900 and are very interesting and attractive. The text and the maps give a look at the early commercial development of the islands. Photo-auto maps, 1907 Chapin, Gardner S.; Schumacher, Arthur H.; Rand McNally and Company, Chicago 60 maps, photographs and text pages. A very unusual presentation of nine index maps showing the route from New York to Albany and Saratoga Springs and return, with photographs showing with printed arrows each turn to make in the road. Eventually, route signs were posted for automobiles, but before that occurred, this book filled a need. Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia, the Pacific Northwest, 1909 (Cram, George Franklin); Davis, Ellis Arthur, Berkeley, California 115 maps, photographs and text pages. Includes maps and photographs of three states, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. New Mercantile Marine Atlas, 1922 Philip, George, New York, London and Liverpool 41 maps and text pages. A series of 35 plates containing over 200 marine charts and plans with shipping routes. Auto Road Atlas of the United States and Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, 1927 Rand McNally and Company, Chicago 54 maps and text pages. The second edition of this early American road atlas, expanded to include Canada. A Group of Separately Published Maps and Pocket Maps, 1710 to 1922 Various Authors, Various Places of Publication 100 maps and text pages. A group of maps ranging from Hotan's 1710 Nanzenbushu bankoku shoka no zu (Buddhist conceptual map of the world) to Edward Stanford's 1922 pocket map of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama. David Rumsey [log in to unmask] www.davidrumsey.com =========================== Philip Hoehn, Map Librarian San Francisco -- [log in to unmask] ----- End forwarded message -----