Antique maps

Aaron ARROWSMITH (1750-1833)

'A New General Atlas'

Published Edinburgh and London 1823 by A Constable & Co.

The maps engraved by Sydney HALL.

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COPY OF THE TITLE PAGE

THE DATE PRINTED

CEYLON

HOLLAND

JAPAN

MEXICO - includes the area California/Texas/New Orleans

SOUTH AFRICA - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

WORLD TWIN HEMISPHERE

Aaron ARROWSMITH was and English cartographer. Appointed Hydrographer to the Prince Regent (Later King). Engraver and publisher on his own account. He was born in County Durham. Moved to London at the age of about 20. He worked as a land surveyor and then began work for such as John Cary. By the age of 40, he had his own premises and business. Many of the maps he produced were large scale, this Atlas being one of the smaller works, the overall size of the maps being around 9x11 inches (230x290 mm).

His sons, Samuel and Aaron, were also involved in his business, as was his nephew, John.

THE MAPS APPEARING IN THE ATLAS WERE :-

AFRICA
ARABIA
ASIA
ASIA MINOR
AUSTRALIA 'NEW HOLLAND
BELGIUM
BR.ISLES
CANADA GREAT LAKES to NOVA SCOTIA
CEYLON
CHANNEL .ISLANDS/SCILLIES/ORKNEY and SHETLANDS
CHINA
DENMARK
E. INDIES ISLANDS
EGYPT NILE DELTA
ENGLAND/WALES
EUROPE
FRANCE
GERMANY
GERMANY PRUSSIA
GREECE
HOLLAND
HUNGARY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MEXICO
PACIFIC OCEAN
PERSIA
PORTUGAL
RUSSIA IN ASIA
RUSSIA IN EUROPE
S. AFRICA CAPE of GOOD HOPE
S.AMERICA
SCANDINAVIA
SCOTLAND
SPAIN
SWITZERLAND
SYRIA
TURKEY IN EUROPE
USA EASTERN SEABOARD
USA N.AMERICA
W.INDIES
WORLD MERCATOR
WORLD TWIN-HEMISPHERE

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