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The first delineation of the New world and the first use of the name America on a printed map; an analytical comparison of three maps for each of which priority of representation has been claimed (two with name America and one without) with an argument tending to demonstrate that the earliest in each case is the one discovered in 1893 and now preserved in the John Carter Brown library at Providence, R.I.
Title
The first delineation of the New world and the first use of the name America on a printed map; an analytical comparison of three maps for each of which priority of representation has been claimed (two with name America and one without) with an argument tending to demonstrate that the earliest in each case is the one discovered in 1893 and now preserved in the John Carter Brown library at Providence, R.I.; by Henry N. Stevens ...
Published
London, H. Stevens, son and Stiles, 1928.
Physical Description
xvi, 127, [1] p., ll. illus. (incl. facsims) 2 fold. maps (in pocket) 33 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN Ref. GA231 S7 (LC)+ Oversize: Bookplate: George Watson Cole. Author's presentation inscription to George Watson Cole. 1 ALS by Henry N. Stevens tipped in at front. Newspaper clipping tipped in at end.
Variant and related titles
America, First use of the name.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
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