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FINLEY, Anthony (publisher). A New General Atlas. Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1824.
2o (347 x 263 mm). Engraved title, list of contents and 58 hand-colored maps, 2 hand-colored engraved plates showing comparative heights of mountains and lengths of rivers, one page letterpress advertisment at back. (Some light browning and staining.) Original red half roan, engraved title-label on upper cover (rebacked).
FIRST EDITION. This influential early American atlas was published in a number of editions (1824, 1829, 1831, etc), and includes 24 state maps with the counties delineated in contrasting colors. Of particular interest are the new developing states of the Midwest, namely Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Missouri, showing a fledgling Chicago and Indian villages around Lake Michigan. Phillips Atlases 4314.
2o (347 x 263 mm). Engraved title, list of contents and 58 hand-colored maps, 2 hand-colored engraved plates showing comparative heights of mountains and lengths of rivers, one page letterpress advertisment at back. (Some light browning and staining.) Original red half roan, engraved title-label on upper cover (rebacked).
FIRST EDITION. This influential early American atlas was published in a number of editions (1824, 1829, 1831, etc), and includes 24 state maps with the counties delineated in contrasting colors. Of particular interest are the new developing states of the Midwest, namely Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Missouri, showing a fledgling Chicago and Indian villages around Lake Michigan. Phillips Atlases 4314.