David Jamieson our archivist/librarian has just shown me this fascinating old atlas - The Student’s Atlas, published by William Collins, Sons & Company in 1870.
The dark green front cover includes the golden embossed wording ‘containing thirty six maps and consulting index’ and the price of 6/~.
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The title page wonderfully promotes further details and information: Consisting of thirty-two maps of Modern Geography, embracing all the latest discoveries and changes in boundaries and six maps of Ancient and Historical Geography. Constructed and engraved by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
The Contents page lists the plates under the headings of Modern Geography, and Ancient and Historical Geography and advertises the copious index.
The dark green front cover includes the golden embossed wording ‘containing thirty six maps and consulting index’ and the price of 6/~.
[Click on images to enlarge]
The title page wonderfully promotes further details and information: Consisting of thirty-two maps of Modern Geography, embracing all the latest discoveries and changes in boundaries and six maps of Ancient and Historical Geography. Constructed and engraved by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
The Contents page lists the plates under the headings of Modern Geography, and Ancient and Historical Geography and advertises the copious index.
This is probably one of the earliest associations of the famous Collins publishing and Bartholomew mapping firms. Their legacy continues today with ourselves Collins Geo.
For comparison of old and new see our recent award winning Collins Student World Atlas. 
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