QUIN (EDWARD) An Historical Atlas; in a Series of Maps of the World as known at different periods; constructed upon an uniform scale and coloured according to the political changes of the period, FIRST EDITION, engraved title, 21 hand-coloured engraved maps with aquatint by Sidney Hall (6 double-page), light spotting and faint toning throughout, modern half morocco preserving original marbled boards and letterpress label, rubbed, folio (400 x 330mm.), Printed for R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1830 Footnotes: ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL ATLASES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Conceived to chart political change over time, this rare atlas presents the world as if viewed from the heavens, showing how knowledge expanded from Creation to 1828. Unknown regions are obscured by dark clouds which gradually recede, revealing an increasingly connected and enlightened world at the height of the Industrial Revolution. As the preface explains, the maps were designed so that 'the student, always seeing the same territory in the same part of the map, perceives by the changes of colour the empires which succeed each other,' while the geography itself remains fixed. Each plate thus brings together geography and history at a glance, showing both the limits of the known world at a given moment and how it was divided between empires. Provenance: Henrietta Churchill, inscription dated 1833. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing