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British America Rapkin, J.; Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878
Description
Engraved print with several illustrations, hand-coloured oulining. Illustrations include many animal scenes (e.g. seals, whale fishing), and the geographical depiction shows Canada with the Northern United States being covered by an illustration of "Boston City." Alaska is also noted as still belonging to Russia.
Item Metadata
| Title |
British America
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| Creator | |
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| Publisher |
London, New York : John Tallis & Company
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| Date Issued |
1851
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| Description |
Engraved print with several illustrations, hand-coloured oulining. Illustrations include many animal scenes (e.g. seals, whale fishing), and the geographical depiction shows Canada with the Northern United States being covered by an illustration of "Boston City." Alaska is also noted as still belonging to Russia.
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| Extent |
1 map ; 22 x 30 cm
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| Geographic Location | |
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Map published multiple times in different reference books. Later versions depict border at 49th parallel and replace the Boston view with Montreal. First map purchased by Dr. Andrew McCormick. Martin, Robert Montgomery, and J. Rapkin. The Illustrated Atlas, and Modern History of the World Geographical, Political, Commercial, and Statistical. London: J. & F. Tallis, 1851.
Information found in David Rumsey Map Collection, Image no. 60149. |
| Identifier |
G3400 1851 .R36; mccormick_212
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
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| Date Available |
2013-04-01
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| Catalogue Record | |
| AIPUUID |
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0023429
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
CONTENTdm
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Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/