1834 – Ancient Geography Atlas, Samuel Butler | 21 Hand-Colored Maps – First Edition

Edited and published by Samuel Butler, this atlas includes maps of various countries of the ancient world – Great Britain, Spain, France, Greece and Greek Islands, Holy Land and Israel, and many more. Butler was 19th-century Bishop and historian, not to be confused with the 17th-century poet, author of Hudibras, or the late 19th-century author of Utopian novel Erewhon.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Atlas of Antient Geography
• Author(s): Samuel Butler
• Contributor(s): J. Howe (Stereotyper)
• Publisher: Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard
• Edition: 1834. First edition
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Binding: Leather, marbled boards
• Size:  9 in x 6 in (23 cm x 15 cm)
• Collation: unpaged
• Illustrations: 21 hand-colored maps
• Contents Include:
  • Ancient Britain
  • Gallia (France)
  • Hispania (Spain)
  • Graecia (Greece and the Isles)
  • Palestine and the Holy Land
  • Asia Minor and Mesopotamia

Condition:

Good. The binding is secure with some wear to the board edges and corners. The Moroccan leather spine retains its color, and the marbled paper remains visually strong. All 21 maps are present and well-preserved with minimal age toning and no markings. An attractive example of an early American atlas.

Why Collect This?

• Early American printing of Butler’s popular classical atlas
• Complete with all 21 hand-colored maps

Item Number: # 29599