Engraved map printed on 4 sheets. Counties in outline color. Shows classified roads with distances, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Inset map: The sea coasts of Great Britain and Ireland (scale ca. 1:5,800,000). Has ornamental cartouche and historical note. David Rumsey Collection sheets mounted together as 2 sheets. (W 11--W 5 40/N 55 20--N 51 08)
Note
Engraved map printed on 4 sheets. Counties in outline color. Shows classified roads with distances, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Inset map: The sea coasts of Great Britain and Ireland (scale ca. 1:5,800,000). Has ornamental cartouche and historical note. David Rumsey Collection sheets mounted together as 2 sheets. (W 11--W 5 40/N 55 20--N 51 08)
Note
Reference:
P4300.
Reference
P4300.
Reference
Country:
Ireland
Country
Ireland
Country
Region:
British Isles
Region
British Isles
Region
Full Title:
(Composite map) A map of the Kingdom of Ireland, divided into provinces, counties and baronies. Southern section. Shewing the archbishopricks, bishopricks, cities, boroughs, market towns, villages, barracks, mountains, lakes, bays, rivers, bridges, ferries, passes, also the great, the branch & the by post roads together with the inland navigation, by J. Rocque, Chorographer to His Majesty. London, printed for Robt. Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, (1790?)
Full_Title
(Composite map) A map of the Kingdom of Ireland, divided into provinces, counties and baronies. Southern section. Shewing the archbishopricks, bishopricks, cities, boroughs, market towns, villages, barracks, mountains, lakes, bays, rivers, bridges, ferries, passes, also the great, the branch & the by post roads together with the inland navigation, by J. Rocque, Chorographer to His Majesty. London, printed for Robt. Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, (1790?)
Full Title
List No:
0411.016
List_No
0411.016
List No
Page No:
10-11
Page_No
10-11
Page No
Series No:
18
Series_No
18
Series No
Publication Author:
Kitchin, Thomas
Publication_Author
Kitchin, Thomas
Publication Author
Pub Date:
1790
Pub_Date
1790
Pub Date
Pub Title:
A general atlas, describing the whole universe: being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the latest discoveries. The whole being an improvement of the maps of D'Anville and Robert. Engraved in the best manner on sixty-two copper-plates, by Thomas Kitchin, Senior, and Others. London: printed For Robert Sayer, no. 53, Fleet-Street, (1790).
Pub_Title
A general atlas, describing the whole universe: being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the latest discoveries. The whole being an improvement of the maps of D'Anville and Robert. Engraved in the best manner on sixty-two copper-plates, by Thomas Kitchin, Senior, and Others. London: printed For Robert Sayer, no. 53, Fleet-Street, (1790).
Pub Title
Pub Reference:
P4300.
Pub_Reference
P4300.
Pub Reference
Pub Note:
Late issue. Many of the maps are double sheet. This atlas was later expanded to become the New Universal Atlas (see David Rumsey Collection copy). Some of these maps also appeared in the American Atlas by Jefferys. There are actually 23 large maps, on 35 connected sheets, produced from 62 copper plates. Maps are hand painted with outline and full color and bound in half leather tan marbled paper covered boards with "General Atlas" stamped in gold on the spine. Inscription inside front cover in pen-and-ink: R. Sayer pub, 53 Fleet ... 8th, 1791 ...
Pub_Note
Late issue. Many of the maps are double sheet. This atlas was later expanded to become the New Universal Atlas (see David Rumsey Collection copy). Some of these maps also appeared in the American Atlas by Jefferys. There are actually 23 large maps, on 35 connected sheets, produced from 62 copper plates. Maps are hand painted with outline and full color and bound in half leather tan marbled paper covered boards with "General Atlas" stamped in gold on the spine. Inscription inside front cover in pen-and-ink: R. Sayer pub, 53 Fleet ... 8th, 1791 ...
