Buy this book on-line Stanford, Edward : MAP OF THE COUNTRIES ROUND THE NORTH POLEEdward Stanford, 26 & 27 Cockspur Street, London, 1894
Imperial Folio. 51x62 cms.THE NORTH POLE. A Fine Copy.Single sheet with a centre fold. Wide margins with no wear [58x 67cms]. Folding map. STANFORD'S LONDON ATLAS OF UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHY FOLIO EDITION c1894. A large detailed map of the North Pole and surrounding lands at the end of the nineteenth century. Artic exploratons over the centuries are marked in text text with updates for each issue. Peary's Second expedition 1891-92 or 1894-95 explorations and the naming of the East Greenland Sea are not marked on this issue. Stanford bought Arrowsmith's plates of his London Atlas of Universal Geography of 1858 at the sale of his assets and re-published The London atlas in 1887, with a second edition in 1893/4 with an updated second edition of 1896. This was again re-issued in 1901 and a third edition in 1904 and a last edition in 1931. The atlas has over 100 maps in full colour lithography and was the premier atlas of the period.. Printed Map. Book Condition: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Stanford, Edward : MAP OF THE COUNTRIES ROUND THE NORTH POLE. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, rare books, antiquarian books, atlases and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |