Atlas of the United States, British & Central America

Atlas of the United States, British & Central America In the scope of 19th century atlases this is possibly the best, and most uncommon. While we usually associate American publishers with the better efforts on covering the continent and its growth, this rarity is the diamond of 19th century atlases. Twenty pages of introductory text are by Prof. Henry Darwin Rogers of Boston, a notable geologist, author and lecturer, and it is as clinical assessment of the continent as was possible at the time. Rogers text isn't the usual ornate 19th century prose, that you find in atlases, he is laying out as much practical fact for the region's temperature, nature, economy and population as can be summed, and does so quoting the latest governmental statistics. It was targeting those with a serious interest about the situation of the growing nation and colonies, and wasn't offering just the latest attractive map with a decorative border. The maps in the atlas are the perfect comp