Antique Philips Imperial World Atlas 42 Maps 1856 NR

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Gallery 18 Ltd. ...ispleased to offer a complete issue of Philips' Imperial Atlas of The World , also known as Philips' Imperial General Atlas. Thiswas published by George Philip and Son of London, England, in 1856. This is not a modern reproduction or facsimile edition. T is no reserve! The atlas consists of 42 double-page maps by engraved J. H. Johnson. Each map is colored by hand in the outline. Each double-page map measures about 24" wide, by 20" tall to the outer neat line with ample margins for framing. Each map is blank on the reverse. is a list of the maps included in the atlas... World on Mercator's Projection Eastern Hemisp Western Hemisp Europe England Scotland Ireland France in Departments Spain & Portugal Switzerland Italy Milanese States Tuscany & the States of the Church Venetian States Naples & Sicily Turkey in Europe and Greece Austria Germany - North Germany - South Prussia Belgium Holland Denmark Sweden & Norway Asia Russian Empire Turkey in Asia Palestine China India - North India - South Australia North America Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, &c. United States, California, &c. West Indies South America Table of the Comparative Heights of Mountains Table of the Comparative Lengths of Rivers The atlas is bound in original half leather with raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. The title also appears read more