Stanford's library map of Asia

infoJohnston, Keith (A.K.); Johnston, William; 1862

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Map of Asia on four sheets, with Southeast Asia on sheet four. British colonial territory—British Burma, the Straits Settlements, Sarawak—is highlighted in red, with the Dutch East Indies, Spanish Philippines and Portuguese East Timor also shown.

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Date
1862
Map Maker
Johnston, Keith (A.K.); Johnston, William
Printer/Publisher
Edward Stanford
Publication Location
London
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Library Catalogue

Title
Stanford's library map of Asia [cartographic material]
Author
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871, author ; Stanford, Edward, 1827-1904, publisher ; W. & A.K. Johnston Limited, engraver
Publication Date
July 31st 1862
Map Data
Scale 1:6,960,600. 110 miles - 1 inch.
Format
1 map : color, dissected and mounted on linen ; 89.8 x 156.8 cm, folded to 26 x 22 cm in case
Language
English
Extent
4 scans.
Additional Information
Published ... by Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross
Publisher Details
London : Published ... by Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross
Subjects
South Asia -- Maps; Southeast Asia -- Maps; Asia -- Maps; Asia; South Asia; Southeast Asia; Maps
Shelfmark
BSF stack (Stored Offsite) (D1 (117))
Permalink
http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/f/1vrc72e/oxfaleph020512362
Aleph System Number
20512362
Miscellaneous Notes

General Note: Map of Asia from Turkey in the west to Indonesia in the east showing railways, roads and canals. Relief shown by hachures.
General Note: Prime meridian: Greenwich.
General Note: Cover title: Stanford's map of Asia.
Further Information
constructed by A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E.F.R.G.S. &c. ; engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston Edinburgh.

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