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Auction 202, Lot 718
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"The Royal Illustrated Atlas, of Modern Geography...", Fullarton, Archibald & Co.

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1864 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.6 x 16.6 inches
29.5 x 42.2 cm
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This is the elegantly composed title page for the Royal Geographical Society folio atlas, which was assembled from 27 separate mailings (1854-62) as part of Fullarton's Gazetteer of the World. It shows female representations of the continents and a lion standing on a platform in the middle of the ocean, with Geometria above them with a map, a globe, and dividers. Engraving is credited to W.B. Scott and W. Holl. Published in London and Edinburgh by A. Fullarton & Co.

References: Rumsey #3007B.

Condition: A

On a sturdy sheet with minor foxing and soiling that is mostly confined to the sheet's edges.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 2/12/2025

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