Izard atlas
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
- Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782 (Person)
- Bayly, J. (Person)
- Bell, Peter (Geographer) (Person)
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 (Person)
- Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794 (Person)
- Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767 (Person)
- Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793 (Person)
- Bowles, John, 1701-1779 (Person)
- Delarochette, L. (Louis), 1731-1802 (Person)
- Dury, Andrew (Person)
- Ellis, J. (John), active 1750-1800 (Person)
- Haye, G. de la (Person)
- Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724 (Person)
- Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 (Person)
- Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 (Person)
- Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784 (Person)
- L'Isle, Joseph Nicolas de, 1688-1768 (Person)
- Mayer, Tobias, 1723-1762 (Person)
- Michelot, Henri (Person)
- Montrésor, John, 1736-1799 (Person)
- Nolin, Jean Baptiste, 1686-1762 (Person)
- Palairet, Jean, 1697-1774 (Person)
- Reynolds, R. (Person)
- Rocque, John, -1762 (Person)
- Rouvier, Abraham (Person)
- Imperatorskai︠a︡ akademīi︠a︡ naukʺ (Russia) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Extent
1 volume (1 atlas) : 61 maps, mostly folded : col. ; 55 cm
Language of Materials
English
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated by the Izard family, Sarah Izard Smith, Rita Izard Hunter, and Laura Izard Harris.
Source
- Harris, Laura Izard (Donor, Person)
- Hunter, Rita Izard (Donor, Person)
- Smith, Sarah Izard (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Izard Atlas, 1750-1771
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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