London : Printed for, and published by, James Whittle and Richard Holmes Laurie, no. 53, Fleet Street, [1817?]
Physical Description:
5 sheets : maps ; each sheet 50 x 62 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio B 2017 2Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The prefatory observations are signed "James Green, Little Argyll Street, 4th June, 1817."With a sheet of letterpress description, bearing the title and imprint for the set. Smaller versions of the four maps -- without personifications and with additional labels -- appear at the head of the sheet.Includes four printed maps of the continents, with minimal text. Each map is elaborately completed in watercolor, rendering the geographical outlines into animal forms: Europe, the countries of which take the form of a variety of animals; Asia, in the form of boar's head; Africa, in the form a tiger's head and neck; and America, in the forms of a vulture (North America) and an elephant head (South America). The designs are intended to serve as a memory aide for children in the study of geography.
Subject Terms:
Geography -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain. | Europe -- Maps. | Afria -- Maps. | Asia -- Maps. | America -- Maps. | Geographical recreations -- Specimens.