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| Keywords: 1794 Laurie and Whittle Map of Switzerland - Geographicus - Switzerland-lauriewhittle-1794.jpg An extraordinary 1794 map of the Switzerland Covers the entire country in extraordinary detail offering both topographical and political information Color coded according to canton With its unique blend of dramatic mountains and stunning vistas Switzerland is considered to be one of the world's most beautiful places A key and title cartouche appear in the upper left quadrant Published by Laurie Whittle for Kitchin's 1794 General Atlas 1794 dated Size in 26 5 20 object history credit line accession number Switzerland-lauriewhittle-1794 Kitchin Thomas <i>Kitchin's General Atlas describing the Whole Universe being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care and augmented from the last edition of D'Anville and Robert with many improvements by other eminent geographers engraved on Sixty-Two plates comprising Thirty Seven maps </i> Laurie Whittle London 1797 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Old maps of Switzerland 1794 maps English language maps of Europe | ||||
