Title: Title page from Burritt's Atlas, designed to illustrate the geography of the heavens
Creator: Finnin, Denis
Subject: Rare books, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Hayden Planetarium, Maps, Space
Specimen Location: American Museum of Natural History Library Rare Book Collection
Rights: Information on rights available at the repository
Repository: American Museum of Natural History
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
Original Caption: Atlas, designed to illustrate the geography of the heavens
Medium: Illustrations
Imprint: New York : Published by Huntington and Savage, 216 Pearl Street, c1835
Identifier: b11477623_1
Edition: New ed.
Description of Publication: 8 leaves of plates (2 folded) : col. ill. ; 42 cm.
Date of Publication: c1835
Date: 2011
Coverage: New York, New York, United States
Collection Title: Rare Book Collection
Collection Name: Rare Book Collection
Collection Description: The images of the Rare Book Collection highlight some of the art, illustrations, engravings, maps, and sketches from the over 14,000 rare materials housed at the Library. The Museum Library’s Rare Book Collection includes field diaries and scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest at the Museum. This image collection commences with all of the artwork showcased in Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library: Essays & Plates, a book edited by the Library’s Director, published in October, 2012.
Call Number: RF-12-E
Book Title: Atlas, designed to illustrate the geography of the heavens