1822 A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS OF THE WORLD Jedidiah & Sidney Morse Maps Handcolored

Description: A New Universal Atlas of the World; Comprising, in Twenty Maps, Carefully Prepared From the Latest Information, and Neatly Engraved, The World, Its Several Grand Divisions, and Principal Subdivisions MORSE, Jedidiah; MORSE, Sidney E. Published by Howe & Spalding, New Haven, 182211" BY 91/4" Hardcover Quarto, leather spine and marbled boards. 20 engraved, hand colored maps, including a double page folding map of the United States.While used in schools, this is the only Morse commercial atlas aimed at the adult public. Engraved title page and twenty hand-colored maps. First edition of this atlas by noted geographer Jedidiah Morse. Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826) was a noted clergyman and an important contributor to geographical publications, considered the “father of American Geography.” In 1797 he published THE AMERICAN GAZETTEER, which went through several editions. “During their author’s lifetime the Morse geographies virtually monopolized their field in the United States” - DAB. Sidney, his son, was a noted inventor and author, who worked with his father on some of the latter’s geographical publications. (Jedidiah’s other son Samuel Morse was of Morse Code fame) The map of the United States shows the country as it appeared after the Louisiana Purchase and the statehood of Maine and Missouri. This is the Morses’ significant early American atlas, complete with a double-hemisphere map of the world, North America, a double-page map of the United States, Canada, West Indies, South America, Europe, its various nations, Asia, Africa, Hindoostan, and the Pacific Ocean. The map of the United States, engraved by Annin & Smith, is similar to the one engraved by N. & S.S. Jocelyn and published in Morse’s Atlas of the United States [1823] and New Universal Atlas of the World [1825], which is cited by Wheat. The map features the Oregon country with the overly-long Multnomah (Willamette) River. There is no northern boundary shown, although it appears that the U.S. extends into present-day British Columbia. In the west, which is mostly labeled Unexplored Country, a dotted line connects a lake in the vicinity of Salt Lake to the Pacific accompanied by a note, “Supposed River between the Buenaventara and the Bay of Francisco which will probably be the communication between the Atlantic and the Pacific.” Titlepage , table of contents, 20 maps, two blank pages ending. CONDITION:Intact Hardbound in original quarter leather and marbled paper boards. Twenty hand colored maps with some minor soil and toning. Scattered foxing on some pages SOME have minor foxing, with most contents quite bright and clean WITH VERY LITTLE FOXING. Very good. Boards are scuffed and spine is deteriorating, although binding is still very tight.

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