Nice example of HH Hardesty's Historical Atlas of the World, compiled and edited by Charles H. Jones and Theodore F. Hamilton.
This atlas offers a compelling blend of cartographic and illustrative content. It includes 15 double-page and 36 single-page maps, primarily by Edward Weller, along with maps by Keith Johnston, Henry Rogers, and other prominent geographers. The atlas features 15 maps related to the United States, including a New Railroad Map of the United States and Dominion of Canada, and detailed depictions of Texas, California, and the Pacific Northwest. An 88-page section of explanatory text accompanies the maps, providing valuable context.
A notable inclusion is a 38-page supplement for Fulton County, Ohio, inserted at the front of the volume. This supplement contains 10 detailed township maps, several full-page illustrations, and a single-page map of Ohio, enriching the local focus of the atlas. The volume is further enhanced by steel engravings depicting Yellowstone, Yosemite, New York, and other notable landmarks.
Reflecting a transitional period in printing technology, the atlas combines both hand-colored and printed-color maps, demonstrating the evolving methods of 19th-century cartographic production. The original binding features quarter calf over brown cloth boards with an illustrated gilt title on the front cover.
Hardesty was one of several American publishers in the 1870s who published world atlases which began with a localized content, in this case, beginning with Fulton County, Ohio, as a means of creating a local market for their general atlases.