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The Century Atlas of the World, 1897
The Century Atlas of the World
Benjamin Eli Smith was an American editor, born in Beirut, then Ottoman Empire, now capital of Lebanon. He graduated from Amherst College.
The maps of this atlas were all specially made. They are packed with details and beautifully printed with the railroads shown in red!
The atlas consists of the parts:
- preface and contents of the atlas
- v to xx pages of historical and astronomical maps
- xxi ? xxx pages of index
- 117 pages (of which 53 of the USA) with modern maps
- 3 to 152: index of the maps of the USA
- 153 ? 382: index foreign countries
This atlas shows inter alia:
- interesting state and provincial divisions of the USA and Canada
- urban development in North America
- an ever changing Europe
- an independent Tibet
- Africa still under colonial rule
Benjamin Eli Smith was an American editor, born in Beirut, then Ottoman Empire, now capital of Lebanon. He graduated from Amherst College.
The maps of this atlas were all specially made. They are packed with details and beautifully printed with the railroads shown in red!
The atlas consists of the parts:
- preface and contents of the atlas
- v to xx pages of historical and astronomical maps
- xxi ? xxx pages of index
- 117 pages (of which 53 of the USA) with modern maps
- 3 to 152: index of the maps of the USA
- 153 ? 382: index foreign countries
This atlas shows inter alia:
- interesting state and provincial divisions of the USA and Canada
- urban development in North America
- an ever changing Europe
- an independent Tibet
- Africa still under colonial rule