Map of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Dutchy of Lithuania, Mayer
Collection Overview
This composite atlas is a collection of late eighteenth century maps of the world, the majority of which bear the imprint: London, printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhil and Carington Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard. This composite atlas has a handwritten index, numbering the maps from 1 to 60. Maps are by various cartographers, including Palairet, Delarochette, D'Anville, Roberts, Bayly, Jefferys, Hubner, Reynolds, Homan, Mayer, Gibson, Bowen, Kitchin, Rouvier, Rocque, Gibson, DeLisle, Michelot, Bellin, Nolin, Ellis, Bonne, Dury, Bell, Andrews, De la Haye, the Royal Academy of Sciences at Petersburg, Cook, Bohn, Lane, Montrésor, Evans, and Sheffield.
Dates
- Creation: 1750-1771
Creator
- From the Collection: Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bayly, J. (Person)
- From the Collection: Bell, Peter (Geographer) (Person)
- From the Collection: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bowles, John, 1701-1779 (Person)
- From the Collection: Delarochette, L. (Louis), 1731-1802 (Person)
- From the Collection: Dury, Andrew (Person)
- From the Collection: Ellis, J. (John), active 1750-1800 (Person)
- From the Collection: Haye, G. de la (Person)
- From the Collection: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724 (Person)
- From the Collection: Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 (Person)
- From the Collection: Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 (Person)
- From the Collection: Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784 (Person)
- From the Collection: L'Isle, Joseph Nicolas de, 1688-1768 (Person)
- From the Collection: Mayer, Tobias, 1723-1762 (Person)
- From the Collection: Michelot, Henri (Person)
- From the Collection: Montrésor, John, 1736-1799 (Person)
- From the Collection: Nolin, Jean Baptiste, 1686-1762 (Person)
- From the Collection: Palairet, Jean, 1697-1774 (Person)
- From the Collection: Reynolds, R. (Person)
- From the Collection: Rocque, John, -1762 (Person)
- From the Collection: Rouvier, Abraham (Person)
- From the Collection: Imperatorskai︠a︡ akademīi︠a︡ naukʺ (Russia) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 volume (1 atlas) : 61 maps, mostly folded : col. ; 55 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Dimensions
20 7/8" x 27 3/4"
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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