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P"— ^ August 16, I 86 T^E Publishers' Ci...
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I IMPERIAL FEDERATION . Just published . THE HOWARD VINCENT MAP OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE . By T . B . JOHNSTON , F . R . G . S ., Geographer to the Queen . Showing the Possessions throughout the World of THE BRITISH PEOPLE IN 1886 : Their Royal Extent Na , Population vy Stations , , Revenue and Coaling , Steamboat Stations Routes over the with World Distances . , With , an Inset Ibiritaisft Chart of itx the d World % jj showing ttumrft Yint the $ Extent ntf ^ $ tj British n §* g ., Possessions $ & . $ . in 1786 . and Thi Schools s map , wh has at been the British designed Empire to show is the , and British its great Peop commercial le , in all Public value to Institutions the Motheh , Tree Country . Libraries . , ' Size . 72 by S 3 incites . db . v . a . Price , on cloth , stained rollers , and varnished ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 O ,, on cloth , mahogany rollers , and bound with silk up the sides ... v ... ... 1 11 6 ,, on cloth , folded up in Pour Divisions , and in titled box case .... ... ... ... 1 11 6 ,, on spring roller ( no case ) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... , ... ... 5 O O „ on spring roller , with mahogany or oak case ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 15 O Accompanied by a Handbook , with Small Map ( Gratis ) . Copies of the Handbook can be had separately , price 3 d . each . BEVIBWS . ' This federal Map of the "World will be found most useful to politicians , commorcial men , and others . '—The Mqbni ^ g Tost . ~ 'It should prove a valuable adjunct to the education of British children on subjects too often neglected in our schools/—The Globe . ' It is told of Lord Palmerston , that when he undertook the charge of . the Colonial Office he began his labours by asking one of the permanent officials to " bring down the map and show him "where all his these map places and are stud : " y it upon behoves it 4 < where everybod all y these who p makes laces are any . " pretension The " Howard to political Vincent knowled " Map ge to by have Mr . d T own . B . Johnston , and dedicated to the Member for Central Sheffield , has been specially prepared in view of the growing interest in the British Colonies and Dependencies , and of the growing desire to bring the different parts of the Empire into closer unity . '—The Scotsman . , ' Inset Tables give the names of the British Possessions , their Areas , Populations , and Annual I Revenues , and other information ; while an interesting inset Map ehows the extent of the ' , British i b Possessions it of India . one '—Thb hundred Times years . ago—little more than the eastern part of the' Canadian < Dominion ¦ ' , and a ' We are thankful for this new cartographical ^ contribution to our study of Imperial ^ problems , and ffol that it reflects much credit on all who have taken part in the production of it . ' v Thk Imperial Fedebation- Journal . 'This mass of information , much of which is inaccessible to most , renders the map invaluable for teaching purposes , and no well-provided library , either at home or in the Colonies should be without one . '—The Australian Times . ' It is a large , clear , and astonishingly cheap map , and not only includes the latest annexations , but I Jilso a variety of statistics of great value '—Tub Army and Navy Magazine . ' It is a very capital production , and with respect to the information afforded shows a very con-I fcidorable advance when compared with other productions of a similar nature . '—The Practical Teacher . i For full details of W . & A . K . Johnston ' s Wall Maps , Wall Illustrations , Atlases , Te rrestrial and Celestial Globes , Scientific Works , < £ c , ckc , see their CATALOG UE , which is / '"tied gratis to any address . W . So A . K . JOHNSTON , < Scaflra $ rf ) crtf ta t \) t <® ucrtr , < £ tfucattanal ants General Hfrubli 4 f ) evf £ ( Established 1825 \ j Edina Works , Easter Road , Edinburgh ; and 6 -White Hart Street , Warwick Lane , London , JC . C .
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 16, 1886, page 923, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16081886/page/61/
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