Turkey in Asia.
who: Lucas, Fielding Jr.; Fielding Lucas Jr.
what: World Atlas; Atlas Map
when: 1823
where: Turkey
Author: Lucas, Fielding Jr.
Date: 1823
Short Title: Turkey in Asia.
Publisher: Baltimore: Fielding Lucas Jr.
Type: Atlas Map
Obj Height cm: 22
Obj Width cm: 27
Scale 1: 8,236,800
Note: Full color by region.
Country: Turkey
Full Title: Turkey in Asia.
List No: 4584.033
Publication Author: Lucas, Fielding Jr.
Pub Date: 1823
Pub Title: A General Atlas Containing Distinct Maps Of
all the Known Countries in the World, Constructed from the
Latest Authority. Written and Engraved by Jos. Perkins,
Philadelphia. Baltimore: Published by Fielding Lucas, Jun. No.
138, Market Street. Baltimore. Entered ... by F. Lucas Jr. of
the State of Maryland June 3, 1823.
Pub Reference: P742.
Pub Note: The first edition, first state (see our first
edition, second state for comparison) of Lucas' best general
atlas and the finest general atlas produced in the U.S. at that
time (In asserting this we omit the Tanner and Finley American
Atlases of 1823 and 1826 respectively because they were not
general atlases - cartographically they may have been superior
to the Lucas, but not as broad in coverage). The quality of the
engraving (most of the U.S. maps were engraved by B.T. Welch,
others by Young & Delker, J.V.N. Throop, Cone & Freeman, and
Kneass) is superb, the detail is very fine, and the coloring is
delicate and elegant. While the same Lucas drawn base maps were
used in this atlas and the 1822 American Atlas by Carey and Lea
(and thereby created strained relations between him and Carey
and Lea), the maps in this Lucas Atlas are far superior in
quality - Welch reengraved many of the maps for Lucas that Young
& Delker had engraved for Carey and Lea. It is interesting to
note that the Carey and Lea maps are usually earlier states of
the Lucas maps. The Atlantic Islands and the West Indies Island
Maps are mostly copied from Thomson's General Atlas of 1817 (see
our copy) as is the Mountains and Rivers plate (reduced). Many
maps are derived from the earlier Lucas Atlas of 1815-17 which
copied the Oddy Atlas maps for the non U.S. state maps. Some
copies have solid color. Maps of Mexico, Canada, and N. America
(updated by Lucas in the arctic), are copied from Arrowsmith's
General Atlas of 1823 (first ed. was 1817). The classical maps
derive from Melish's Atlas of Ancient Geography of 1815. Half
leather with marbled paper covered boards, thick outline color,
title on spine - Lucas's Cabinet Atlas.
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