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Book - Atlas, George Philip & Son Ltd, The London Geographical Institute, Philips' Mercantile Marine Atlas, 1904

  • Large book, blue cover, black spine and corners, embossed gold letters, image of gold ship on water

    Book with cover and spine – Standing -- Mercantile Marine Atlas.jpg

  • Cream paper with fine border and black and red print. Logo with an image of a sailing ship

    Fly paper with details of book -- Standing -- Mercantile Marine Atlas fly.jpg

  • Large book, blue cover, black spine and corners, embossed gold letters, image of gold ship on water
  • Cream paper with fine border and black and red print. Logo with an image of a sailing ship

Historical information

Philips' Mercantile Marine Atlas of the World contains a series of 30 plates containing over 100 charts and plans, with tables of over 8,600 distances between ports, national and house flags, lists of British & United States Consulates and a complete index of 20,000 ports. Specially designed for merchant shippers, exporters and ocean travellers, and for general use.

Significance

The atlas is significant as a record of the status of world statistics in 1904, of interest to travelers, merchants, and world traders.

Physical description

"Philips' Mercantile Marine Atlas of the World".
Dark blue hardcover, gold embossing and trim.
Edited by George Philip, F.R.G.S. Second edition.
Published in London by George Philip & Son, London,
Date: 1904
Inscription on a purple stamp on the fly page.

Inscriptions & markings

"Please - - - / HARDY GILLARD / - - / - - LONDON"

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