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Rare little 1820 American atlas
Rare little 1820 American atlas
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Author: Potter, Peregrine
Title: [Atlas of the World]
Place Published: Poughkeepsie, NY
Publisher:
Date Published: [1820]
Description:

With 6 (of 7) double-page engraved maps, 3 with hand-coloring in outline. (8vo) 23.5x15 cm (9¼x6"), plain front wrapper, lacking rear wrapper.

Rare little atlas, with maps of North America; United States; South America; Europe; Asia; and Africa. Lacking one map, and the title-page, of which Warren Heckrotte queries, "Title page is evidently not present in known copies - was there one?" The North America map does show influence of Lewis and Clark in the cartography. Phillips Atlases 4313 (no title-page). No copies listed in OCLC/WorldCat.

Condition
Wear to front wrapper, with ink name of Habby H. Chapin; foxing within, good.
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Rare little 1820 American atlas

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